Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 10PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, near gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
2
4
4
4
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
!
4
5
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.8
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
W
11
3.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SSW
13
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
540
465
844
998
782
1179
3718
6510
8408
8226
7100
7974
9097
8921
8142
8118
7308
5461
4083
3713
2959
2472
2206
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
E
15
SE
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
15
W
30
SSE
30
S
40
S
45
S
55
S
50
SSW
35
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:27PM2.26m
5:44AM2.24m
6:23PM2.29m
6:39AM2.24m
7:15PM2.34m
7:30AM2.28m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.76m
12:03PM0.63m
00:34AM0.76m
12:55PM0.62m
1:26AM0.72m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
5
1
1
1
1
2
6
8
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
13
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
10
7
5
7
4
4
2
0
-2
0
4
8
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
W
11
3.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
12
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
221
327
460
844
998
782
1179
3718
7100
7225
4083
4083
3713
2959
2472
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1
NW
9
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
540
540
465
458
525
671
902
142
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
1.3
NW
9
Energy kJ
107
257
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
SE
3
4.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SSW
13
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
39
16
19
3
9
3
5
6510
8408
8226
7974
9097
8921
8142
8118
7308
5461
2206
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
1
1
5
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
4
5
4
1
4
Distance (km)
285
278
237
106
8
0
0
53
105
105
101
44
73
101
169
105
129
105
81
54
0
0
44
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
1
5
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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