Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
0
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2638
3051
3669
3956
4267
6309
5747
4774
4021
4164
4822
5338
5875
6022
6022
6022
5772
5797
6290
6634
6541
6541
5899
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:45AM2.47m
2:21PM2.42m
2:49AM2.31m
3:35PM2.32m
4:12AM2.21m
5:03PM2.33m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.49m
8:46PM0.64m
9:18AM0.62m
10:03PM0.73m
10:37AM0.66m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
10
8
10
11
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
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