Surf Forecasts:
Bar Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period, SE swell with 1,227 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bar Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Bar Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bar Beach in the next 16 days are 2.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bar Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, listen up. Bar Beach is gonna be a bit of a tale of two weeks. Some raw, big swell days are coming, but you’ll have to sit through a few days of junk and a flat spell first.
Wednesday the 8th is a write-off. 8ft swells from the SSE but hammered by a cross-onshore wind, making it choppy and ugly. Energy is sky-high (3288), but it’s a mess. Thursday the 9th isn’t much better – 7ft dropping to 6ft, still cross-onshore and crappy. Don’t bother.
Finally, a change on Friday the 10th. Morning brings a light cross-off wind and 5ft SE swell. It gets clean. But the real gem is Friday afternoon – glassy conditions, 5ft SE swell, 10-second period. That’s as clean as it gets for a beach break. Water temp is 66°F, dead average for the season. A solid short-term standout.
Saturday the 11th stays clean with an offshore breeze, but the swell drops to 4ft morning and 3ft afternoon. Fun but small. Then comes the void. From Sunday the 12th through to Wednesday the 15th, it’s tiny – under 2ft, with very poor conditions and energy readings below 100. That’s a 5-day gap with nothing to recommend.
Now pay attention. Thursday the 16th morning, a clean 7ft S swell at 12 seconds rolls in with a gentle cross-off wind and strong energy (1411). That’s groundswell, with some shape. But that afternoon, the swell jumps to 8ft and a 13-second period, but gets hit by a messy cross-shore wind – skip it.
Then Friday the 17th morning is the king of the run: 10ft S swell, 13-second period, clean with a WNW cross-off. Energy is 3007 (very strong). That’s massive groundswell – expert-only territory. On a beach break, that long-period S swell can rear up and dump hard, so you need to be on your game. Huge sets, long lulls, but if you’re skilled, this is the session. A standout.
Saturday the 18th morning drops to a clean 6ft S swell – still fun but nothing special. After that, the swell fades through the next week. A couple of okay mornings around Monday the 20th with 7ft S swell and offshore winds, but nothing epic. The rest of the second week limps out with tiny, poor waves.
Beginners, your only window is that glassy 5ft surf on Friday the 10th afternoon – anything over around 5ft from the 16th onward is too big for you. Kite surfers might like the first week’s wind, but for paddle surfing, it’s all about Friday the 10th afternoon and the big, clean Friday the 17th morning.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1661 | 1227 | 710 | 809 | 602 | 502 | 433 | 517 | 373 | 202 | 133 | 151 | 86 | 63 | 18 | 56 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.43m | 2:35AM1.24m | 3:28PM1.51m | 3:48AM1.18m | 4:29PM1.62m | 5:04AM1.16m | 5:30PM1.73m | 6:15AM1.19m | 6:28PM1.83m | 7:17AM1.23m | 7:23PM1.91m | 8:13AM1.29m | 8:15PM1.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.58m | 8:47AM0.44m | 10:03PM0.52m | 9:44AM0.45m | 11:16PM0.43m | 10:44AM0.44m | 00:23AM0.32m | 11:45AM0.42m | 1:21AM0.22m | 12:44PM0.39m | 2:14AM0.14m | 1:41PM0.37m | 3:03AM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 7 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1377 | 1227 | 710 | 809 | 602 | 502 | 433 | 517 | 373 | 202 | 118 | 151 | 86 | 63 | 15 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 20 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 250 | 269 | 492 | 47 | 25 | 89 | 109 | 8 | 40 | 127 | 133 | 38 | 17 | — | 18 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 5 | N 6 | S 12 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1661 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 84 | 31 | 0 | 62 | 99 | 176 | 21 | 0 |
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The above surf forecast table for Bar Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Bar Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bar Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Bar Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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