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 5AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 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 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 213 | 1271 | 900 | 568 | 332 | 223 | 192 | 336 | 336 | 466 | 595 | 985 | 1331 | 1182 | 897 | 677 | 603 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:08AM1.11m | 5:08PM1.65m | 6:07AM1.21m | 6:08PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.32m | 10:30AM0.51m | 00:02AM0.23m | 11:39AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 8 | 973 | 900 | 568 | 332 | 223 | 192 | 336 | 336 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 677 | 603 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 83 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 213 | 1271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 466 | 595 | 985 | 1331 | 1182 | 897 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 166 | 127 | 210 | 94 | 42 | 127 | 178 | 64 | 7 | 0 |
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