Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 22 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
16.9° 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 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (22 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.8
WSW
13
1
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
229
314
361
331
363
313
302
255
277
464
568
694
760
1129
966
904
803
668
855
1307
2715
2795
2594
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:23AM2.74m
1:53PM2.43m
2:24AM2.60m
2:59PM2.32m
3:29AM2.49m
4:08PM2.26m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.37m
8:08PM0.43m
8:52AM0.47m
9:11PM0.55m
9:56AM0.53m
10:17PM0.63m
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7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:17
5:16
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
15
15
14
13
13
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
156
229
314
361
331
363
313
302
255
277
464
568
694
760
1129
966
904
803
668
658
637
2715
2795
2594
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
SW
23
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
154
152
138
129
173
173
173
173
239
220
367
372
377
372
10
4
21
117
437
855
1307
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.4
SW
12
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
24
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
9
8
25
25
24
13
13
13
8
37
3
5
5
5
11
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
N
10
0.4
E
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2
3
2
3
3
5
5
5
3
4
8
6
3
19
2
5
9
16
14
9
8
8
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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