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Piha-The Bar Surf Forecast
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Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.7° 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 11AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1382 | 1082 | 855 | 1038 | 1156 | 2405 | 1989 | 1917 | 2070 | 1467 | 1094 | 1039 | 847 | 676 | 660 | 497 | 375 | 228 | 178 | 161 | 193 | 175 | 273 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:06PM 2.76 | 12:34AM 2.82 | 12:59PM 2.57 | 1:31AM 2.64 | 2:01PM 2.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:03AM 0.13 | 6:22PM 0.16 | 6:57AM 0.30 | 7:17PM 0.35 | 7:58AM 0.47 | 8:21PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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