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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 Wednesday 26 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.4°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 2AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
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 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 182 | 150 | 128 | 128 | 106 | 120 | 115 | 109 | 134 | 131 | 111 | 132 | 169 | 257 | 309 | 301 | 309 | 368 | 381 | 351 | 251 | 235 | 279 | 460 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31AM 2.22 | 2:59PM 2.38 | 3:28AM 2.17 | 3:56PM 2.35 | 4:34AM 2.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:31PM 0.66 | 8:44AM 0.66 | 9:26PM 0.67 | 9:42AM 0.70 | 10:26PM 0.64 | 10:45AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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