Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bar Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1065 | 773 | 606 | 441 | 354 | 332 | 357 | 529 | 678 | 695 | 670 | 633 | 476 | 392 | 313 | 293 | 240 | 199 | 162 | 158 | 123 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:04AM0.98m | 5:25PM1.52m | 6:05AM1.02m | 6:09PM1.59m | 6:54AM1.08m | 6:51PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.58m | 00:26AM0.50m | 11:18AM0.57m | 1:07AM0.42m | 12:09PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1065 | 773 | 606 | 441 | 354 | 332 | 357 | 529 | 678 | 695 | 670 | 633 | 476 | 392 | 313 | 293 | 240 | 199 | 162 | 158 | 123 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 14 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 |
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