Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
15.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 1PM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jun)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (26 Jun)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
!
0
!
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6
3
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
11
5
SW
11
4.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6934
6898
8422
8802
7685
6069
4392
3553
2926
2623
2073
2032
2555
2830
2673
1412
2456
2254
2704
1203
2516
2437
2525
2295
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
30
SSW
45
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
35
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:39AM2.24m
7:15PM2.34m
7:30AM2.28m
8:01PM2.42m
8:16AM2.34m
8:44PM2.50m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.76m
12:55PM0.62m
1:26AM0.72m
1:43PM0.58m
2:13AM0.65m
2:27PM0.53m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:14
 mm
3
6
2
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
10
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
4
2
2
-1
2
4
8
8
7
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
14
14
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
0.1
W
24
1.2
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
15
1.9
SW
10
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
6934
3097
2926
2623
2073
2032
11
472
2456
2254
2704
652
2516
2437
2525
2295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
50
33
214
1203
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
11
5
SW
11
4.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
1.7
S
10
0.8
SSW
10
3
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
6898
8422
8802
7685
6069
4392
3553
557
131
2555
2830
2673
1412
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
1
4
5
4
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
73
81
211
253
140
105
101
44
54
0
0
46
46
44
44
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
5
4
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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