Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
!
0
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8
6
5
5
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
2.2
NW
10
3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
2.3
W
14
4
NW
8
6
WNW
11
5.5
WNW
12
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
913
1410
1086
712
582
563
651
532
796
2218
2483
8478
7844
6511
5604
9835
8257
6278
5577
4877
4447
3822
3506
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
40
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:31AM2.64m
12:51PM2.44m
1:10AM2.60m
1:35PM2.40m
1:53AM2.54m
2:23PM2.37m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.40m
6:50AM0.41m
7:00PM0.45m
7:32AM0.43m
7:45PM0.51m
8:18AM0.45m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
4
1
1
2
6
7
1
1
1
1
2
8
9
3
Temp °C
14
13
14
13
13
15
15
13
13
13
11
11
10
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
9
9
3
4
5
7
8
7
5
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
2.4
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1
WSW
17
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.8
W
10
2.3
W
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
1
WSW
20
5
W
12
4.5
W
12
4.5
W
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
178
69
179
1086
712
456
563
281
237
643
2218
1910
2315
798
6511
5604
9835
8257
6278
5577
4877
4447
3822
3506
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.3
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
W
10
1.3
WSW
16
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
22
2.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
18
0.4
SSW
10
2.3
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
75
75
75
356
486
582
75
651
270
796
22
121
2149
1689
2165
33
931
359
186
138
98
69
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
1
WSW
16
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
22
1.7
WSW
18
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
28
25
37
83
82
532
22
121
1836
54
53
15
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
6
2.2
NW
10
3
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.3
N
5
4
NW
8
6
WNW
11
5.5
WNW
12
2.5
NNW
8
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
124
913
1410
388
161
163
76
2483
8478
7844
773
12
13
17
20
24
44
42
45
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
2
4
2
1
2
7
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
337
330
78
44
44
44
44
1
106
123
116
78
106
122
123
122
153
8
7
7
54
53
7
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
7
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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