Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (16 Jun):

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

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 6AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jun)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (16 Jun)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2
SW
9
2
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
807
3633
4022
3837
2513
3095
3052
3155
2862
2553
2288
2440
2366
1952
1655
578
571
598
586
1189
1087
2103
2140
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:42PM3.01m
10:04AM2.85m
10:33PM3.05m
10:56AM2.83m
11:23PM3.03m
11:47AM2.76m
Low Tide
3:59AM0.06m
4:17PM-0.01m
4:51AM0.04m
5:09PM0.01m
5:44AM0.07m
6:00PM0.08m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
12
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
10
9
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
0.1
W
22
2.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2
SW
9
1.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
9
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
0.5
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
773
807
3633
4022
3837
2513
3095
3052
3155
2862
2553
2288
10
1655
578
571
283
586
1189
1087
178
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
18
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
1.2
WSW
12
0.4
SW
16
1.1
SW
11
0.7
WSW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.5
WSW
18
Energy kJ
117
170
943
18
18
359
64
314
196
443
178
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
21
0.7
SW
19
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.5
SW
16
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
72
380
18
18
37
124
74
124
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
1.3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
1.9
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
2
SW
9
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
9
261
2430
2440
2366
1952
473
445
598
2103
2140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
121
121
121
153
153
101
191
153
153
207
169
85
127
85
73
44
44
44
44
44
44
73
73
73
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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