Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bar Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 183 | 175 | 84 | 75 | 121 | 120 | 117 | 117 | 96 | 99 | 117 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 140 | 127 | 117 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.45m | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:30AM1.42m | 11:35PM1.30m | 12:12PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.36m | 5:12AM0.28m | 5:38PM0.44m | 5:46AM0.37m | 6:30PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 102 | 175 | 84 | 75 | 121 | 120 | 81 | 80 | 96 | 99 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 56 | 127 | 117 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 12 | ESE 15 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 102 | 25 | 27 | 53 | 70 | 60 | 113 | 21 | 111 | 78 | 74 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 55 | 55 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 10 | SSE 18 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 8 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 27 | — | 56 | 53 | — | 10 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 64 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 117 | — | — | 117 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 140 | — | — | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 94 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 134 | 79 | 127 | 135 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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