Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.1
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
464
319
241
328
726
865
807
1042
1944
4588
5439
5601
5119
4779
4372
4056
3803
3560
3415
3199
2830
2598
2563
2479
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:03AM2.75m
9:32PM2.99m
9:54AM2.82m
10:21PM3.08m
10:43AM2.85m
11:08PM3.09m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.07m
3:48AM0.07m
4:05PM-0.01m
4:39AM0.00m
4:54PM-0.03m
5:27AM-0.01m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
10
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
9
9
9
10
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