Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (01 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
976
859
780
769
690
632
552
552
431
369
321
273
265
190
196
170
136
138
116
84
125
136
136
134
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:18AM2.49m
10:41PM2.67m
10:56AM2.51m
11:18PM2.68m
11:34AM2.50m
11:55PM2.67m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.37m
4:55AM0.43m
5:04PM0.35m
5:33AM0.41m
5:42PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
9
9
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
Energy kJ
976
859
780
769
690
632
552
552
431
369
321
273
265
190
196
170
136
138
116
84
125
136
136
134
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
6
12
12
30
27
67
65
2
2
2
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
2
9
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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