
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bar Beach today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
900 | 568 | 332 | 223 | 192 | 336 | 336 | 466 | 663 | 970 | 1285 | 1138 | 880 | 662 | 522 | 493 | 436 | 380 | 336 | 140 | 270 | 670 | 1520 | 2003 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:08AM1.11m | 5:08PM1.65m | 6:07AM1.21m | 6:08PM1.71m | 6:55AM1.32m | 6:59PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.32m | 10:30AM0.51m | 00:02AM0.23m | 11:39AM0.42m | 00:51AM0.15m | 12:36PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
900 | 568 | 332 | 223 | 192 | 336 | 336 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 662 | 522 | 493 | 436 | 380 | 336 | 140 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 8 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 83 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 99 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 16 | E 17 | — | — |
8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 466 | 663 | 970 | 1285 | 1138 | 880 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 270 | 670 | 1520 | 2003 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 43 | 127 | 200 | 213 | 127 | 210 | 166 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 510 | 242 | 242 | 242 |
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