Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
3.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
8
4.5
W
9
5.5
WSW
10
6
WSW
12
6.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
975
1138
1308
1401
1180
1083
835
607
488
390
474
1461
1283
1437
1758
3346
5828
10565
13786
15748
15048
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:36PM2.17m
4:58AM2.11m
5:43PM2.16m
6:05AM2.10m
6:46PM2.21m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.73m
10:53PM0.88m
11:20AM0.79m
11:59PM0.90m
12:22PM0.78m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
6
6
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
15
13
12
14
13
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
10
12
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
10
8
8
10
7
1
2
2
1
2
1
4
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