Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.9°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 3AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7ft (2.2m)17s
Afternoon (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1409
1319
1455
2867
2888
2784
2716
2325
2029
1811
1611
1467
1275
1611
1631
1536
1517
1356
1257
1257
1178
1001
936
949
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
SE
5
ESE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:19AM2.71m
9:35PM2.85m
9:59AM2.82m
10:13PM2.89m
10:35AM2.88m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.17m
3:25PM0.19m
3:49AM0.07m
4:06PM0.13m
4:27AM0.03m
4:45PM0.11m
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cloud
cloud
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rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
13
13
14
16
18
19
17
15
15
15
15
16
17
20
17
15
15
14
15
16
17
15
15
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
15
17
18
15
13
14
14
14
14
15
17
14
13
13
12
14
13
13
13
13
11
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