Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 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 3AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (25 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2829
2917
2410
2379
1956
1644
1408
1408
1176
932
772
689
689
555
449
373
330
282
251
205
261
299
331
314
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:34AM2.42m
5:14PM2.28m
5:35AM2.39m
6:13PM2.33m
6:29AM2.40m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.63m
10:58AM0.54m
11:20PM0.65m
11:55AM0.52m
00:18AM0.63m
12:45PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
14
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
11
11
10
9
9
11
14
13
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
15
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
15
Energy kJ
2829
2917
2410
2379
1956
1644
1408
1408
1176
932
772
689
689
555
449
373
330
282
251
205
202
202
202
314
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
14
14
50
78
34
44
261
299
331
192
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
30
145
165
32
22
15
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
17
26
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
44
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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