Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

Piha-The Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Piha-The Bar surf forecast from 25 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 30 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 29 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SW swell with 4,353 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 30 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW 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 Wednesday (Sep 30) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 14s period. 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 3.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 29) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Wed 30th Sep)10ft (3.0m) 14s
Best Surf 1AM (Wed 30th Sep)10ft (3.0m) 14s
Most Powerful 4PM (Tue 29th Sep)10ft (3.0m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Piha-The Bar over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
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Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
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Thursday
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Rating
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
4
W
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1143
2860
1375
650
1531
2471
2611
2567
2207
3322
2822
4353
3324
2843
2390
2110
1841
1735
1459
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
0
ENE
15
WSW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:03AM2.73m
9:18PM2.89m
9:39AM2.86m
9:53PM2.96m
10:15AM2.93m
10:30PM2.97m
10:53AM2.94m
11:09PM2.91m
11:33AM2.88m
11:51PM2.79m
12:17PM2.77m
00:37AM2.62m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.17m
3:08PM0.17m
3:30AM0.04m
3:45PM0.08m
4:06AM-0.03m
4:23PM0.05m
4:44AM-0.03m
5:04PM0.07m
5:24AM0.03m
5:47PM0.16m
6:08AM0.16m
6:35PM0.31m
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 mm
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Temp °C
13
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11
Feels °C
8
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8
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Information about the Piha-The Bar Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Piha-The Bar provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Piha-The Bar can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Piha-The Bar surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Piha-The Bar) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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