Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 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
18.8° 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 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.5
SSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)10109101099999888877713181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112915931984187819571597131612021016809785629449273220176187151273202232326612382
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
2.82
12:59PM
2.57
1:31AM
2.64
2:01PM
2.37
2:38AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
0.16
6:57AM
0.30
7:17PM
0.35
7:58AM
0.47
8:21PM
0.52
9:08AM
0.59
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C141312111112131313131211101111131314131311101013
Feels °C (?)986667998976677881110118789
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