Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than 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 1AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (22 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (22 Nov)7ft (2.1m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131414131313131414151515141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149315831538137013701370137013901676177218461648158213511351121011119029329189189049511018
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
2.57
11:28AM
2.68
11:42PM
2.53
12:05PM
2.64
12:19AM
2.46
12:43PM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
0.33
5:41PM
0.43
5:52AM
0.38
6:19PM
0.48
6:30AM
0.44
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-----6:00-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset-8:15-------8:15-------8:16------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181717161616181919181616161618191918161616161717
Feels °C (?)161617161515171817161515151517171616161515151514
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