Surf Forecasts:
Piha-The Bar surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 13 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SW swell with 4,862 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Piha-The Bar this week:
The surf forecast for Piha-The Bar over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Piha-The Bar in the next 16 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Piha-The Bar over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1010 | 672 | 536 | 572 | 480 | 422 | 387 | 290 | 932 | 1018 | 1849 | 1305 | 1258 | 2188 | 3904 | 4432 | 3460 | 3076 | 2547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00AM2.58m | 8:30PM2.84m | 8:53AM2.73m | 9:19PM3.00m | 9:41AM2.84m | 10:03PM3.09m | 10:25AM2.90m | 10:45PM3.10m | 11:07AM2.89m | 11:25PM3.03m | 11:47AM2.83m | 00:04AM2.89m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.37m | 2:10PM0.23m | 2:45AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.08m | 3:35AM0.04m | 3:49PM-0.02m | 4:20AM-0.05m | 4:34PM-0.05m | 5:03AM-0.06m | 5:17PM-0.01m | 5:43AM0.00m | 5:58PM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1010 | 672 | 536 | 346 | 480 | 422 | 194 | 290 | 625 | 1018 | 1849 | 1305 | 1258 | 2188 | 3904 | 4432 | 3460 | 3076 | 2547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | W 11 | WSW 20 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | 77 | 55 | 572 | 152 | 54 | 387 | 268 | 932 | 396 | 151 | 190 | 74 | 39 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 123 | 294 | 21 | — | 1 | 102 | 266 | 323 | — | 3 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 38 | 195 | 263 | 783 | 691 | 639 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 81 | 73 | 93 | 81 | 81 |
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