Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)88888889991313131313131314141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37236739243850760977287882869823812641264126952440223124572510231321182148228121712436
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
3.00
12:41AM
2.85
12:57PM
2.95
1:21AM
2.80
1:38PM
2.83
2:04AM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
-0.00
6:50AM
0.08
7:15PM
0.05
7:32AM
0.18
7:58PM
0.16
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:14-------8:12-------8:10----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191920191816161617171817161615151718191919171616
Feels °C (?)161516151411111213141515141513131415151617141313
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