Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bar Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 149 | 181 | 144 | 53 | 135 | 163 | 220 | 180 | 228 | 65 | 51 | 59 | 132 | 323 | 125 | 134 | 146 | 194 | 218 | 240 | 510 | 627 | 804 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.37m | 7:10PM1.56m | 7:43AM1.46m | 7:49PM1.56m | 8:17AM1.54m | 8:29PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.22m | 1:00PM0.36m | 1:31AM0.18m | 1:41PM0.28m | 2:04AM0.16m | 2:23PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 135 | 96 | 70 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 124 | 102 | 70 | 65 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 125 | 67 | 55 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | — | S 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 222 | 149 | 181 | 144 | 53 | 135 | 163 | 220 | 180 | 228 | — | — | 59 | 132 | 323 | 23 | 134 | 146 | 194 | 218 | 240 | 510 | 627 | 804 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 274 | 419 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 89 | 0 | 44 | 127 | 176 | 43 | 178 | 42 | 492 | 295 | 286 |
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