Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bar Beach today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bar Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 170 | 154 | 124 | 113 | 115 | 118 | 143 | 141 | 102 | 102 | 75 | 134 | 132 | 89 | 85 | 58 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.58m | 9:33AM1.54m | 9:47PM1.46m | 10:10AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.17m | 3:43PM0.24m | 3:53AM0.24m | 4:26PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 233 | 170 | 154 | 120 | 113 | 115 | 118 | 143 | 141 | 102 | 50 | 33 | 134 | 132 | 89 | 85 | 58 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 120 | 146 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 52 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 102 | 75 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 13 | ENE 13 | — | S 18 | E 13 | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 131 | 124 | 109 | 61 | 13 | 17 | — | 6 | 3 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 25 | 35 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 54 | 107 | 80 | 102 | — | — | 46 | 29 | 23 | 58 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 285 | 152 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 79 | 79 | 0 |
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