Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 2AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 Jun)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (26 Jun)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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)
!
!
!
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0
0
0
0
!
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
13
4.5
WSW
13
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
6
SSW
13
5.5
SSW
12
5.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7058
6489
8099
9097
11003
9100
7382
5300
4154
3460
2992
2559
2257
2078
2148
2483
2715
2415
2318
2094
2516
1203
2516
2559
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
30
SSE
35
S
45
S
45
S
50
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:23PM2.29m
6:39AM2.24m
7:15PM2.34m
7:30AM2.28m
8:01PM2.42m
8:16AM2.34m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.76m
12:55PM0.62m
1:26AM0.72m
1:43PM0.58m
2:13AM0.65m
2:27PM0.53m
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
5
7
3
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
Feels °C
6
6
4
2
1
1
0
1
4
8
9
8
9
10
10
10
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
15
1.8
SW
10
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
7058
6489
5880
3460
2992
2559
2257
2078
2148
2415
2318
2094
2516
597
2516
2559
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.1
W
24
0.8
SSW
10
0.1
W
24
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SSW
9
1.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
121
11
139
11
214
28
1203
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
6
SSW
13
5.5
SSW
12
5.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
10
1.7
S
10
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Energy kJ
8099
9097
11003
9100
7382
5300
4154
627
2483
2715
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
5
5
4
1
1
1
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
101
85
73
81
249
129
105
105
101
54
0
0
0
73
46
46
0
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
1
1
4
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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