Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (10 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
5
4
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0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
1.7
SW
20
4.5
SW
19
4.5
SW
19
4.5
SW
19
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
745
800
814
878
835
807
837
808
1390
5468
2230
13456
14262
14232
13144
13183
13067
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:15PM2.83m
8:39AM2.73m
9:00PM2.96m
9:22AM2.85m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.15m
2:46PM0.11m
3:14AM0.02m
3:29PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
4
3
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
10
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
8
9
10
9
10
9
2
6
6
4
4
5
6
7
7
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