Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.9° 

Piha-The Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 3AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (04 Nov)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (04 Nov)5ft (1.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.4
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
187
184
205
202
202
326
519
641
857
934
908
971
915
796
784
772
760
668
521
496
390
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
W
5
SW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:33PM2.43m
6:15AM2.28m
6:42PM2.47m
7:19AM2.39m
7:39PM2.55m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.55m
12:21PM0.60m
1:01AM0.46m
1:22PM0.52m
1:54AM0.36m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
20
18
16
16
15
15
18
19
16
17
16
16
16
16
19
20
21
20
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
16
15
14
14
14
13
15
15
14
16
15
16
17
16
20
19
21
21
17
17
16
16
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