Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.3° 

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 9 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 19s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 19s period, SW swell with 14,605 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 19s 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 Friday (Sep 11) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.0m and 19s period with a secondary swell of 3.5m and 14s. 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 4.5m 19s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6AM (Fri 11th Sep)13ft (4.0m) 19s
Best Surf 6AM (Fri 11th Sep)13ft (4.0m) 19s
Most Powerful12PM (Fri 11th Sep)15ft (4.5m) 19s

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


The Lowdown

Right, let me tell you what’s cooking for Piha-The-Bar over the next couple of weeks.

First thing you gotta know: this is a big-wave, expert-only spot, and this forecast is stacked with heavy water. There’s no small stuff to ease into. The first real action doesn't kick off until Friday the 11th, so the early part of this week is a write-off – just messy cross-shore junky surf.

Now, if you are a seasoned charger, Friday the 11th is your window. We’re talking a solid 15-foot swell from the SW with a long 19-second period on the morning. The wind is clean and cross-offshore, so the face will be groomed. The combined swell energy is heavy at 14,262 – that’s a serious ocean. This is easily the best looking session of the whole outlook: clean, lined-up, and proper juice. Just know it’s not for the faint-hearted. That 15-foot is way beyond anything a beginner should be looking at.

Saturday the 12th holds similar size – 15-foot to 16-foot – with a strong cross-offshore puff in the afternoon, but the morning is a mess with strong cross-shore wind. Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th are still very solid at 10-foot to 15-foot, but the winds go cross-shore, making it lumpy and harder to manage. The energy stays monstrous through the weekend.

There’s a bit of a lull mid-week on the 16th, where the swell drops right back, but the wind turns onshore and it looks messy. Then, another pulse of big SW swell arrives on Thursday the 17th (15-foot), with clean cross-offshore wind again in the morning. That’s another heavy session if you’ve got the nerve and the board.

After that, it’s a slow slide down into the 7-foot to 10-foot range, but the wind is mostly cross or cross-on, giving us chopped-up, temperamental conditions right through to the 25th of September. The period stays long (14-18 seconds), which means the swell has travel, but at a beach break like Piha, that long period can make the waves close out and double-up on you. It’s still deep water for experts, just not as clean as the standout days.

Standout Call: Without a doubt, Friday morning the 11th of September is the best of the lot. 15-foot of SW swell, 19-second period, clean cross-offshore wind, and the energy reading is sky-high. If you can handle it, that’s the one. The following Thursday the 17th is a solid backup. Crowds are "sometimes" here, but on a day like Friday the 11th, you might have less company because most people will be watching from the beach. Keep an eye on the tides, because even on the good days, the window can be short.

No water temp data is in the file for this spot, so I can't tell you if it’s warm or cold out there.

It’s all big or messy for the rest of the run. Lock in for the 11th if you’re keen.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
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Saturday
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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12992
12918
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10772
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4195
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735
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Wind (km/h)
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WNW
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SSW
35
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High Tide
9:00PM2.96m
9:22AM2.85m
9:40PM3.03m
10:01AM2.92m
10:18PM3.02m
10:39AM2.92m
10:54PM2.95m
11:15AM2.86m
11:30PM2.82m
11:51AM2.75m
00:06AM2.65m
12:29PM2.59m
00:44AM2.45m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.11m
3:14AM0.02m
3:29PM0.02m
3:55AM-0.05m
4:10PM-0.01m
4:33AM-0.04m
4:49PM0.04m
5:10AM0.03m
5:27PM0.15m
5:46AM0.16m
6:05PM0.31m
6:22AM0.33m
6:44PM0.50m
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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).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Piha-The Bar may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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