Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121216161514141412121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)649555486437358260255220223216147177425455425419307657905822685610540512
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossonglasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38AM
2.59
3:05PM
2.39
3:44AM
2.42
4:19PM
2.21
5:06AM
2.31
5:50PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
0.34
9:03AM
0.50
9:29PM
0.54
10:14AM
0.66
10:43PM
0.68
11:36AM
0.73
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:28-------7:28-------7:30---
Sunset-------7:27-------7:25-------7:23
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1454214633922122----
Temp. °C171717171817171717181718181818181818191920222120
Feels °C (?)151615151514141212121112121213121214172022242122
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