Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.4° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 7AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (10 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (10 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
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)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
734
649
528
528
458
451
351
346
341
325
305
283
287
375
406
343
322
256
371
335
818
987
1083
1766
1684
1644
1546
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24PM2.69m
10:46AM2.78m
11:00PM2.66m
11:22AM2.76m
11:36PM2.60m
11:58AM2.70m
00:13AM2.51m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.20m
4:59PM0.30m
5:12AM0.24m
5:36PM0.35m
5:48AM0.32m
6:14PM0.42m
6:25AM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:04
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 mm
1
2
2
3
9
10
5
1
2
4
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
14
15
14
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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