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Piha-The Bar Surf Forecast
/ Auckland (22 surf breaks) /
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Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 29 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
20.5° C
(Which is 3.6°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 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 662 | 619 | 653 | 777 | 801 | 815 | 1226 | 1490 | 1797 | 1823 | 2312 | 1987 | 1849 | 1777 | 1811 | 2121 | 2171 | 1964 | 2004 | 1783 | 1411 | 1151 | 955 | 676 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:59PM 2.38 | 5:41AM 2.26 | 6:02PM 2.45 | 6:45AM 2.41 | 7:03PM 2.56 | 7:42AM 2.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:28PM 0.56 | 11:49AM 0.64 | 12:27AM 0.43 | 12:51PM 0.53 | 1:24AM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
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