Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 7.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
6
7
!
7
6
7
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3504
3594
6486
6967
7631
7839
6638
6554
6599
5870
5520
4553
4292
3515
2801
2350
1949
1710
1465
1682
1777
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
S
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:47AM2.83m
00:04AM2.89m
12:27PM2.71m
00:43AM2.71m
1:07PM2.56m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.11m
6:23AM0.13m
6:39PM0.27m
7:03AM0.30m
7:22PM0.47m
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
2
1
4
6
Temp °C
13
13
13
10
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
4
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
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