The Bar Surf Break

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

Issued: 6 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.3° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

The Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Bar today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 12PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

Table - waves today at The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.7
W
7
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
210
210
210
346
467
608
261
229
258
699
742
731
731
588
463
395
332
283
279
271
252
313
313
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:38AM2.81m
9:00PM3.32m
9:15AM2.75m
9:35PM3.26m
9:54AM2.68m
10:12PM3.18m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.50m
3:11AM0.61m
3:02PM0.56m
3:48AM0.64m
3:39PM0.66m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:09
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10:09
10:09
10:08
10:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
18
18
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
17
19
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
9
12
14
15
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.6
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
WNW
10
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
8
Energy kJ
255
210
210
210
233
258
74
261
220
196
395
332
283
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
Energy kJ
118
120
118
102
54
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
7
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
1.3
WSW
10
1.5
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.3
W
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.7
W
7
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
Energy kJ
1
3
3
346
467
608
228
229
258
699
742
731
731
588
463
279
271
252
313
313
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
7
103
149
40
40
431
453
418
557
1002
242
242
7
0
0
0
165
259
259
257
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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