Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
6
5
3
5
7
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
4
SW
10
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5766
4407
3714
3184
2661
2212
2278
1110
1550
2602
3171
7575
6817
5964
6371
8072
8390
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13AM2.06m
6:42PM2.26m
7:06AM2.22m
7:28PM2.43m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.91m
12:19PM0.81m
00:56AM0.74m
1:10PM0.65m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
9
9
10
11
7
4
3
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
5
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