Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
19.5° 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 10PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111117131615141413131313129111111121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48640173185710601654151125152598273928032862365641512711402242234449455744263738314526712211
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
N
15
NNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
W
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-
Sunset5:59-------5:58-------5:55-------
light rain
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
3-1--11123231211-1---11-
Temp. °C161717171716171817161615151516171817171717171718
Feels °C (?)15161615151415151413128889101211121212121313
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