Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
2
WSW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
3.5
SW
10
2
WSW
16
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
821
478
498
865
428
936
1519
1770
2205
2490
2810
2715
2652
2498
2110
2058
2184
1956
4982
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:02AM2.79m
12:23PM2.62m
00:39AM2.73m
1:03PM2.56m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.25m
6:20AM0.23m
6:32PM0.31m
6:59AM0.27m
7:15PM0.40m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
10
9
8
Feels °C
7
8
10
10
10
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
3
2
1
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