Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
13.5°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2917
2655
2446
2412
2378
2689
2689
2582
2378
2153
1915
1647
1497
1497
1289
1269
1152
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
8:03PM2.43m
8:20AM2.38m
8:42PM2.60m
8:58AM2.53m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.60m
2:25PM0.47m
2:52AM0.43m
3:03PM0.33m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
14
16
11
10
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