Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 1PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Jul)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (06 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
8
8
5
6
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
14
3.5
WNW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
W
17
4.5
W
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3533
4373
2499
2792
6040
12075
10089
9067
7786
5647
4877
4299
3773
3162
2550
2155
2125
1922
2356
2427
2323
2641
2866
2294
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNW
25
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
15
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:10AM2.60m
1:35PM2.40m
1:53AM2.54m
2:23PM2.37m
2:42AM2.48m
3:19PM2.34m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.43m
7:45PM0.51m
8:18AM0.45m
8:35PM0.58m
9:10AM0.48m
9:33PM0.62m
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
14
3
1
2
13
8
1
Temp °C
12
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
4
5
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
6
7
9
8
7
7
6
9
9
8
7
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
3.5
WNW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
W
17
4.5
W
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
22
4373
2499
2792
6040
12075
10089
9067
7786
5647
4877
4299
3773
3162
2550
2155
2125
1922
2356
44
99
186
372
2294
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
22
1.6
NW
8
1
WSW
20
1.6
WSW
18
0.2
S
9
2.3
NW
9
0.4
S
10
1.6
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
SW
21
0.9
SW
18
Energy kJ
121
330
798
1689
6
866
28
418
197
158
100
69
54
32
16
2
18
460
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
22
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
121
50
49
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
14
2.3
NW
8
3
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
4
NW
10
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
5
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Energy kJ
3533
682
1282
1957
2723
16
27
13
25
37
40
53
102
122
138
87
2427
2323
2641
2866
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
6
5
5
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
78
123
337
123
78
54
8
8
8
7
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
53
53
81
81
81
81
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
7
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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