- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Piha-The Bar Surf Forecast
/ Auckland (22 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.7° C
(Which is 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 3AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
2829 | 2917 | 2410 | 2379 | 1956 | 1644 | 1408 | 1408 | 1176 | 932 | 772 | 689 | 689 | 555 | 449 | 373 | 330 | 282 | 251 | 205 | 261 | 299 | 331 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:34AM2.42m | 5:14PM2.28m | 5:35AM2.39m | 6:13PM2.33m | 6:29AM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17PM0.63m | 10:58AM0.54m | 11:20PM0.65m | 11:55AM0.52m | 00:18AM0.63m | 12:45PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 2829 | 2917 | 2410 | 2379 | 1956 | 1644 | 1408 | 1408 | 1176 | 932 | 772 | 689 | 689 | 555 | 449 | 373 | 330 | 282 | 251 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 50 | 78 | 34 | 44 | 261 | 299 | 331 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 145 | 165 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 26 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
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