Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 2PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121111101212121211111111101010101099910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1905199217651748143311765629108951111129412071006906757601530436378320236231198177
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
15
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SSW
0
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58AM
2.16
5:16PM
2.15
6:02AM
2.13
6:22PM
2.09
7:08AM
2.15
7:28PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12AM
0.86
11:43PM
0.77
12:16PM
0.92
12:44AM
0.80
1:21PM
0.90
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-6:15-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset-----8:44-------8:44-------8:44--
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202022201918171716161819201918181616212222212120
Feels °C (?)181920181715141514151717181717171516222121212322
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