Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bar Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 94 | 48 | 75 | 154 | 381 | 514 | 505 | 1314 | 573 | 584 | 440 | 363 | 307 | 211 | 205 | 209 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.30m | 10:57AM1.80m | 11:42PM1.23m | 11:49AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.34m | 5:43PM0.19m | 5:13AM0.42m | 6:44PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 94 | 48 | 75 | 154 | 381 | 514 | 505 | 1314 | 573 | 584 | 440 | 363 | 307 | 211 | 205 | 209 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 36 | 47 | 77 | 51 | 85 | 201 | 7 | 341 | 333 | 312 | 243 | 181 | 160 | 140 | 97 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 40 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 510 | 242 | 43 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 79 | 79 | 296 | 79 |
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