Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4346
3773
3324
3035
2951
2806
2318
2310
2121
1974
1556
1520
1426
1299
1119
872
807
651
563
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:40PM2.32m
7:58AM2.26m
8:26PM2.44m
8:42AM2.37m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.75m
2:08PM0.60m
2:38AM0.62m
2:50PM0.49m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
4
6
5
7
5
4
6
8
8
8
6
6
6
5
7
7
7
7
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