Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 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
19.6° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Nov)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (12 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.1
SW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1211111010109121212888812121212121211121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20471654143610508046705083143975451581120474243737840356639756668340055011821450
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ESE
20
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
35
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
S
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
2.28
3:56PM
2.43
4:35AM
2.18
5:08PM
2.35
5:50AM
2.18
6:16PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.53
9:37AM
0.60
10:26PM
0.62
10:47AM
0.69
11:35PM
0.65
11:56AM
0.72
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:05----
Sunset-------8:05-------8:06-------8:07
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------6141311-11---1-22---
Temp. °C151414141819161718171616161718171615151515171716
Feels °C (?)131313131615141513131013151515141415141313121211
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