Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 1PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
5
3
6
7
6
7
7
6
6
3
7
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1415
2162
2674
3222
3797
3986
3887
3555
3647
4225
3875
3827
5996
6227
6834
7203
7082
6554
6080
3241
5520
2620
4343
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07AM2.89m
11:25PM3.03m
11:47AM2.83m
00:04AM2.89m
12:27PM2.71m
Low Tide
5:03AM-0.06m
5:17PM-0.01m
5:43AM0.00m
5:58PM0.11m
6:23AM0.13m
6:39PM0.27m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
10
9
8
7
8
8
10
10
11
10
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
5
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
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