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Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
21.4° C
(Which is 3.6°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 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3013 | 1000 | 981 | 786 | 606 | 690 | 734 | 1077 | 1044 | 948 | 902 | 835 | 756 | 683 | 636 | 625 | 549 | 530 | 426 | 418 | 366 | 341 | 293 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:20PM 2.39 | 4:58AM 2.20 | 5:20PM 2.29 | 6:02AM 2.19 | 6:19PM 2.25 | 7:00AM 2.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:48PM 0.61 | 11:08AM 0.74 | 11:45PM 0.65 | 12:09PM 0.78 | 12:41AM 0.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
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