Surf Forecasts:
Piha-The Bar surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 6AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, NW swell with 2,121 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Piha-The Bar in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Piha-The Bar over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WNW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 75 | 89 | 116 | 139 | 390 | 1958 | 880 | 486 | 643 | 1199 | 1010 | 672 | 536 | 470 | 582 | 524 | 999 | 1556 | 1210 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:52PM2.34m | 4:21AM2.30m | 5:11PM2.36m | 5:43AM2.31m | 6:28PM2.47m | 6:58AM2.42m | 7:34PM2.65m | 8:00AM2.58m | 8:30PM2.84m | 8:53AM2.73m | 9:19PM3.00m | 9:41AM2.84m | 10:03PM3.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.55m | 10:14PM0.69m | 10:49AM0.58m | 11:31PM0.66m | 12:03PM0.53m | 00:45AM0.54m | 1:11PM0.40m | 1:50AM0.37m | 2:10PM0.23m | 2:45AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.08m | 3:35AM0.04m | 3:49PM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | 167 | 75 | 89 | 90 | 128 | 280 | 1033 | 741 | 467 | 624 | 1199 | 1010 | 672 | 536 | 470 | 582 | 524 | 999 | 1556 | 1210 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 13 | NW 5 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 74 | 25 | 116 | 79 | 390 | 419 | 880 | 86 | 643 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 294 | 212 | 28 | 134 | 288 | 131 | 112 | 414 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 18 | W 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 18 | NW 7 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SW 22 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 11 | WNW 5 | W 12 | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 1 | 34 | 17 | 35 | 139 | 56 | — | — | 486 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 123 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 21 | 26 | — | 90 | 253 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | N 4 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 16 | 1958 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 121 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
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