Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 15 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.6° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (15 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1407
1271
1170
1154
947
841
757
757
757
734
558
496
485
590
525
596
887
867
1136
1170
957
933
805
647
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:51AM2.77m
8:22PM2.84m
8:39AM2.88m
9:09PM2.97m
9:27AM2.93m
9:55PM3.04m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.08m
2:31AM0.16m
2:54PM-0.02m
3:20AM0.06m
3:41PM-0.07m
4:10AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:21
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
12
11
10
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1407
1271
1170
1154
947
841
757
757
757
734
558
496
479
471
428
471
423
867
1136
1170
957
933
805
647
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
WSW
24
0.4
WSW
22
0.7
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
13
55
108
186
404
389
485
590
525
596
887
247
14
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
S
7
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
25
14
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.4
E
3
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
8
3
29
23
17
5
8
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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