Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bar Beach today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 101 | 39 | 55 | 50 | 56 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 47 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.12m | 3:00PM1.52m | 3:41AM1.07m | 4:12PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.51m | 8:12AM0.47m | 9:54PM0.46m | 9:20AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 95 | 101 | 39 | 55 | 50 | 56 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 47 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | E 10 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 15 | E 17 | E 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 32 | 59 | 32 |
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