Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)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 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1672
2126
2005
2140
1010
828
1001
891
1434
3301
3079
2933
2779
2296
2155
1876
1598
985
1291
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SSE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:24AM2.50m
1:51PM2.40m
2:08AM2.30m
2:41PM2.23m
Low Tide
7:22PM0.47m
7:45AM0.49m
8:08PM0.67m
8:31AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
6
6
7
5
3
1
3
4
6
8
8
6
6
7
8
9
10
9
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