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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 Saturday 18 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
19.0° 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: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1573 | 1269 | 1100 | 1117 | 1014 | 1098 | 1177 | 1295 | 1235 | 1412 | 2288 | 2381 | 2666 | 2890 | 3128 | 4061 | 4363 | 4960 | 5108 | 4499 | 3789 | 3017 | 1561 | 1317 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:50AM 3.02 | 10:15PM 3.05 | 10:33AM 3.01 | 10:58PM 3.04 | 11:18AM 2.92 | 11:44PM 2.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:42AM -0.00 | 4:04PM -0.13 | 4:27AM -0.03 | 4:47PM -0.10 | 5:13AM 0.02 | 5:33PM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
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