Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.6° 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 4AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (15 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2374
2054
1860
1542
1407
1271
1170
1154
947
841
841
757
757
734
558
496
485
590
525
596
887
857
1302
1170
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:35PM2.66m
7:51AM2.77m
8:22PM2.84m
8:39AM2.88m
9:09PM2.97m
9:27AM2.93m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.30m
2:07PM0.08m
2:31AM0.16m
2:54PM-0.02m
3:20AM0.06m
3:41PM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
13
15
15
12
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
12
10
9
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
WSW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2374
2054
1860
1542
1407
1271
1170
1154
947
841
841
757
757
734
558
496
479
471
471
471
416
857
1302
1170
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
WSW
24
0.4
WSW
22
0.7
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
12
Energy kJ
13
55
108
186
404
389
485
590
525
596
887
247
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
8
23
24
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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