Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
15.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (21 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.6
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
W
11
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.1
SW
16
1.6
WSW
10
0.9
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
306
763
1324
1485
1952
1847
1246
851
630
565
445
349
773
752
682
731
978
992
1079
990
1150
1150
1167
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:58AM2.69m
2:28PM2.42m
2:52AM2.54m
3:27PM2.32m
3:48AM2.40m
4:27PM2.27m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.34m
8:23AM0.36m
8:40PM0.48m
9:18AM0.47m
9:38PM0.62m
10:13AM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:12
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
10
11
10
11
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.6
WSW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
2.5
WSW
12
0.9
SW
17
2.3
W
11
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
398
306
763
323
319
1952
429
1246
851
630
490
445
260
773
752
682
731
978
992
1079
990
1150
1150
1167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
SW
6
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
Energy kJ
53
296
266
209
444
459
238
277
565
319
319
349
198
160
70
99
92
69
49
49
37
36
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
W
9
0.8
SW
7
Energy kJ
184
419
400
447
232
565
425
344
63
58
127
52
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
1.3
W
6
0.8
NW
4
2.2
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.5
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
9
123
27
1324
1485
1847
38
51
4
11
6
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
44
44
44
85
85
98
98
124
166
191
153
101
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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