Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Piha-The Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121111141313121212141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)821757669543535411319278240240205205161176142186299277264304289178419710
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
2.83
11:10AM
2.84
11:31PM
2.83
11:44AM
2.78
12:04AM
2.79
12:17PM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
0.15
5:24PM
0.09
5:41AM
0.19
5:57PM
0.16
6:16AM
0.28
6:30PM
0.27
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----7:35-------7:37-------7:37---
Sunset-------7:14-------7:12-------7:10
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171716161619201817161616161920181717171717202018
Feels °C (?)161514141417181716151515141818171615151515171616
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