Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 5PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1616101099141414141414141313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2066618524062262152811371064237123712284228419421886161315891452136712611083905821757669543
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
S
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
2.74
9:46PM
2.68
10:01AM
2.82
10:23PM
2.78
10:37AM
2.85
10:57PM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
0.21
3:52AM
0.22
4:15PM
0.12
4:30AM
0.16
4:50PM
0.08
5:06AM
0.15
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:17-------7:16-------7:15----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717171717161516191918171717161719191816161515
Feels °C (?)131111121416141213171817171616141618181714141313
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