Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.2° 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 12AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
3
WNW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)101010111111111313131313131313131313121210141314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25222423247525342453228923332947264625962470217220561269110011179981152102711771628216021302573
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
2.85
9:08AM
2.96
9:33PM
2.98
9:50AM
3.02
10:15PM
3.05
10:33AM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
0.10
3:22PM
-0.08
3:42AM
-0.00
4:04PM
-0.13
4:27AM
-0.03
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------------14-1
Temp. °C171616171716171818171615141315192018181816161718
Feels °C (?)10910111212131515141312111012151714141512131514
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