Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1021
851
718
565
403
409
319
282
232
164
167
169
75
74
75
88
118
118
116
114
139
238
280
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:08AM2.51m
2:44PM2.40m
3:08AM2.39m
3:52PM2.34m
4:21AM2.30m
5:11PM2.36m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.45m
9:03PM0.62m
9:37AM0.55m
10:14PM0.69m
10:49AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
8
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
2
3
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
6
9
8
8
8
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