Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)--
Afternoon (25 Jun)16ft (5.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jun)16ft (5.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
!
!
!
!
0
!
0
0
!
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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)
5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SSW
13
5.5
SSW
12
5.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7312
8743
7948
6586
7929
8964
10489
9100
7609
5810
5025
4026
3150
2683
2373
2307
2281
2483
2522
2140
2154
1975
1994
2437
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
40
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
35
S
45
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:23PM2.29m
6:39AM2.24m
7:15PM2.34m
7:30AM2.28m
8:01PM2.42m
8:16AM2.34m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.76m
12:55PM0.62m
1:26AM0.72m
1:43PM0.58m
2:13AM0.65m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
6
9
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
15
Feels °C
9
6
6
7
5
3
1
2
-1
1
5
8
9
8
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
8
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.1
W
24
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
41
6586
7225
3150
2683
2373
11
2281
2483
2522
2140
2154
1975
1994
2437
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
11
11
11
214
69
44
181
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SSW
13
5.5
SSW
12
5.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
7312
8743
7948
7929
8964
10489
9100
7609
5810
5025
4026
2307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
5
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
5
5
4
4
1
1
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
105
105
101
44
73
101
253
129
105
105
81
54
0
0
0
46
46
0
44
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
5
4
4
1
1
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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