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Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.7° C
(Which is 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: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
689 | 555 | 494 | 373 | 330 | 282 | 251 | 205 | 261 | 299 | 331 | 318 | 412 | 469 | 731 | 731 | 877 | 865 | 840 | 893 | 792 | 846 | 846 | 846 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:13PM2.33m | 6:29AM2.40m | 7:02PM2.41m | 7:16AM2.42m | 7:46PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.52m | 00:18AM0.63m | 12:45PM0.49m | 1:09AM0.60m | 1:30PM0.45m | 1:55AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 689 | 555 | 494 | 373 | 330 | 282 | 251 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 331 | 259 | 412 | 469 | 731 | 731 | 877 | 865 | 840 | 893 | 792 | 846 | 846 | 846 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 14 | 50 | 62 | 60 | 49 | 261 | 299 | 202 | 318 | 145 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 30 | 78 | 145 | 165 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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