Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bar Beach today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 442 | 442 | 431 | 279 | 287 | 165 | 210 | 169 | 138 | 86 | 136 | 164 | 212 | 323 | 294 | 418 | 272 | 328 | 172 | 321 | 254 | 206 | 163 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:33AM1.30m | 3:35PM1.41m | 3:31AM1.20m | 4:26PM1.47m | 4:30AM1.13m | 5:12PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.47m | 9:52PM0.66m | 9:38AM0.51m | 10:58PM0.62m | 10:20AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 280 | 294 | 286 | 279 | 287 | 165 | 210 | 169 | 87 | 86 | 136 | 164 | 212 | 223 | 1 | 418 | 272 | 228 | 131 | 4 | 254 | 206 | 163 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 7 | S 14 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 14 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 59 | 90 | 85 | 47 | 102 | 16 | 6 | 84 | 57 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 15 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | E 9 | S 12 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 61 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 442 | 442 | 431 | — | 220 | — | — | — | 138 | — | — | — | — | 323 | 294 | — | — | 328 | 172 | 321 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 41 | 32 | 32 |
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