Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1748
1809
1969
2345
2230
3207
3669
5026
6194
2254
5993
4984
4363
4407
4822
5603
5875
5938
5938
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:45AM2.47m
2:21PM2.42m
2:49AM2.31m
3:35PM2.32m
Low Tide
7:43PM0.49m
8:11AM0.49m
8:46PM0.64m
9:18AM0.62m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
4
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
10
10
9
10
9
9
11
9
8
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
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