Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.1
SW
2.3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121111121212121212111111141326789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444437353287247205205189145147154147144142108878585711512645212322909
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
2.08
4:41PM
1.96
5:35AM
2.02
6:11PM
1.95
6:58AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
0.88
10:36AM
1.01
11:06PM
0.97
11:59AM
1.03
12:28AM
0.94
1:15PM
0.92
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:45-------7:43
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------111--1111111--1
Temp. °C171717171921202019192020212425232120201918191716
Feels °C (?)13131313151615161617192022242624242222171415119
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