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Piha-The Bar Surf Forecast
/ Auckland (22 surf breaks) /
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Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.1° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 396 | 409 | 347 | 320 | 335 | 292 | 252 | 225 | 302 | 544 | 698 | 686 | 801 | 815 | 764 | 830 | 1116 | 1490 | 1797 | 1823 | 1797 | 1538 | 1283 | 1264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:56PM 2.35 | 4:34AM 2.18 | 4:59PM 2.38 | 5:41AM 2.26 | 6:02PM 2.45 | 6:45AM 2.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:42AM 0.70 | 10:26PM 0.64 | 10:45AM 0.70 | 11:28PM 0.56 | 11:49AM 0.64 | 12:27AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
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