Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.3° 

Piha-The Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 11PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2121
1906
1821
934
774
680
669
956
509
393
563
458
450
450
450
389
389
352
711
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:26PM2.44m
8:42AM2.37m
9:07PM2.57m
9:22AM2.47m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.62m
2:50PM0.49m
3:19AM0.50m
3:29PM0.38m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
9
11
11
9
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