Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
11
2.2
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
W
10
0.9
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
273
265
190
196
170
136
138
85
84
125
136
138
99
97
144
169
192
846
1328
855
640
614
480
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
0
NW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:18PM2.68m
11:34AM2.50m
11:55PM2.67m
12:12PM2.47m
00:31AM2.64m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.41m
5:42PM0.36m
6:11AM0.40m
6:20PM0.40m
6:50AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
11
9
8
10
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.4
SW
17
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
9
Energy kJ
321
273
265
190
196
170
136
138
85
84
125
136
138
99
97
144
169
192
75
1108
855
640
614
421
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
Energy kJ
6
12
12
12
27
67
65
2
2
2
15
53
45
42
42
27
107
177
356
486
480
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2
6
6
30
30
30
75
75
121
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
2.2
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1
8
13
20
53
111
846
1328
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
12
249
325
253
106
121
0
0
11
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
5
4
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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