Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.0° 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 17 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, WSW swell with 6,357 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 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 Tuesday (Aug 18) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m 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 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 3PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3AM (Tue 18th Aug)8ft (2.5m) 14s
Best Surf 6AM (Mon 24th Aug)10ft (3.0m) 16s
Most Powerful12PM (Mon 24th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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6
4
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3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
8
2.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6053
5023
3137
1949
1590
2140
1510
1448
2972
1903
1621
1077
888
563
682
456
323
341
1051
856
885
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
15
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:27PM2.71m
00:43AM2.71m
1:07PM2.56m
1:24AM2.50m
1:51PM2.40m
2:08AM2.30m
2:41PM2.23m
3:02AM2.12m
3:45PM2.11m
4:12AM2.00m
5:03PM2.07m
5:34AM1.99m
6:19PM2.13m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.27m
7:03AM0.30m
7:22PM0.47m
7:45AM0.49m
8:08PM0.67m
8:31AM0.67m
9:01PM0.85m
9:28AM0.83m
10:08PM0.97m
10:37AM0.91m
11:24PM0.99m
11:51AM0.89m
00:34AM0.91m
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7:03
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7:01
7:00
6:58
6:56
6:56
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5:49
5:50
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Temp °C
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11
11
11
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12
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12
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12
12
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13
Feels °C
4
4
4
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7
6
3
7
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9
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10
9
10
10
9
8
11
10
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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