Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bar Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 678 | 1043 | 1198 | 1131 | 878 | 562 | 498 | 450 | 433 | 387 | 329 | 140 | 256 | 522 | 1145 | 1767 | 2448 | 2295 | 1814 | 1267 | 1126 | 1375 | 1459 | 1452 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:07AM1.21m | 6:08PM1.71m | 6:55AM1.32m | 6:59PM1.74m | 7:38AM1.42m | 7:45PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.23m | 11:39AM0.42m | 00:51AM0.15m | 12:36PM0.33m | 1:33AM0.11m | 1:27PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 562 | 498 | 450 | 433 | 387 | 329 | 140 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 53 | 48 | 57 | 42 | 38 | 176 | 285 | 339 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 26 | E 16 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 53 | 105 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | E 15 | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 17 | E 17 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 678 | 1043 | 1198 | 1131 | 878 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 256 | 522 | 1145 | 1767 | 2448 | 2295 | 1814 | 1267 | 1126 | 1375 | 1459 | 1452 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 166 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 510 | 242 | 242 | 291 | 183 | 178 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 127 | 42 | 7 |
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