Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 3AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
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)
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
975
969
1904
1487
1690
982
1010
1415
1273
1241
1258
1087
712
1230
1451
1566
1450
1193
1225
1130
1099
1068
1023
863
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:05PM2.46m
6:24AM2.56m
7:03PM2.62m
7:23AM2.66m
7:57PM2.77m
8:18AM2.75m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.51m
12:44PM0.29m
1:13AM0.38m
1:39PM0.18m
2:10AM0.25m
2:33PM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
12
13
12
14
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
975
679
1904
1487
1690
982
1010
1415
1273
1241
1258
1087
712
1230
1451
1566
1450
1193
1225
1130
1099
1068
1023
863
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
0.3
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
Energy kJ
818
969
61
186
161
449
319
144
91
480
39
24
22
22
10
118
180
168
485
480
673
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
SSW
8
0.5
WSW
18
0.9
SW
6
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
SW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
SW
7
Energy kJ
45
6
182
52
22
49
24
15
23
31
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
1
SW
5
1.2
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
6
37
55
127
200
240
233
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
101
101
125
125
127
166
153
101
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
121
231
121
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Piha-The Bar surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest