Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 7AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)131212121213141413131314141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)299273260304294362413672756837734126112441143971779680536458351335264190187
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
2.79
12:17PM
2.69
12:37AM
2.70
12:51PM
2.56
1:13AM
2.57
1:28PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.28
6:30PM
0.27
6:51AM
0.40
7:04PM
0.40
7:28AM
0.54
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise----7:37-------7:39-------7:39---
Sunset-------7:10-------7:08-------7:07
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------------13519144
Temp. °C171716161619201817171617182020181818171717171819
Feels °C (?)151614151316161515161315151616141414131311121517
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