Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bar Beach today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 211 | 281 | 174 | 257 | 235 | 225 | 252 | 240 | 156 | 135 | 115 | 132 | 109 | 107 | 86 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20PM1.43m | 2:29AM0.97m | 2:15PM1.38m | 3:47AM1.00m | 3:17PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.52m | 7:31AM0.73m | 9:34PM0.52m | 8:46AM0.77m | 10:31PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 71 | 211 | 281 | 174 | 257 | 235 | 225 | 252 | 240 | 156 | 135 | 115 | 132 | 109 | 107 | 86 | 45 | 37 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 53 | 52 | 116 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | — | E 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 321 | 21 | — | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 11 | — | — | 31 | 48 | 45 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 861 | 269 | 134 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 418 | 418 | 163 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 418 | 418 | 296 | 32 |
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