Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 14 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
17.7° 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 4PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)5ft (1.5m)18s
Afternoon (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (14 May)7ft (2.2m)16s

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 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
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
1.4
SW
12
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1367
1597
2811
2548
2374
2054
1860
1542
1407
1271
1253
1154
947
841
757
757
757
734
558
496
540
590
525
596
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:03AM2.63m
7:35PM2.66m
7:51AM2.77m
8:22PM2.84m
8:39AM2.88m
9:09PM2.97m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.22m
1:42AM0.30m
2:07PM0.08m
2:31AM0.16m
2:54PM-0.02m
3:20AM0.06m
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>
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
11
14
15
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
7
10
12
14
12
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
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
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
1190
1597
2811
2548
2374
2054
1860
1542
1407
1271
1253
1154
947
841
757
757
757
734
558
496
540
471
428
471
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
13
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
Energy kJ
1367
753
13
55
108
186
404
389
485
590
525
596
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
11
25
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
7
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
15
14
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
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
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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