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Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 Dec 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
20.9° C
(Which is 3.0°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 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
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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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 253 | 186 | 183 | 156 | 370 | 325 | 705 | 1954 | 2620 | 6158 | 7008 | 7067 | 6887 | 6186 | 5481 | 4908 | 4531 | 3840 | 3268 | 2678 | 2477 | 2197 | 1803 | 1622 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:51AM 2.31 | 8:05PM 2.29 | 8:37AM 2.40 | 8:50PM 2.35 | 9:19AM 2.49 | 9:32PM 2.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:32AM 0.62 | 1:59PM 0.73 | 2:18AM 0.57 | 2:46PM 0.66 | 3:02AM 0.52 | 3:29PM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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