The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

Issued: 12 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is

16.1° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Bar today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9
Wave Graph
kJ	32	32	18	18	16	16	16	16	10	14	14	26	26	40	39	38	82	32	48	47	30	29	26	14
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				4:53PM3.21m				5:20AM3.14m				5:48PM3.49m				6:16AM3.24m				6:39PM3.72m
Low Tide		10:29AM0.53m				11:05PM0.48m				11:23AM0.37m				00:02AM0.24m				12:13PM0.22m				00:54AM0.07m


	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—
	—	—	—	—	10:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:00	—	—	10:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	22	25	23	21	19	17	17	18	21	23	21	18	17	15	15	17	21	24	23	21	19	17	16
Feels °C	18	22	24	21	21	19	16	16	18	20	20	18	16	16	14	13	16	19	21	20	20	18	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9
kJ	32	32	18	18	16	16	16	16	10	10	10	10	26	40	39	38	82	32	48	47	30	29	26	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	W 14	W 13	W 12	WNW 7	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 18	WNW 8	W 18	W 18	W 18	—	—	—
kJ	10	10	10	6	6	6	2	2	2	14	14	26	10	17	27	26	6	12	6	6	6	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 21	W 21	W 21	W 21	W 15	W 14	N 5	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 7	—	—	—	W 18	—	—	—	W 18	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	9	9	9	9	4	4	1	2	10	9	5	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	6	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 2	E 2	ENE 2	E 2	E 2	E 2	E 3	E 3	E 3	—	—	E 2	E 3	E 2	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 2	ENE 2	E 3	E 3	ENE 3	E 3	E 3
kJ	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	3	3	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Ownachincha Cork	Ruhba Phail (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Coumeenole Kerry	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Malin Mor Left Donegal	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Strandhill Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	The Bar Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	Lighthouse Sligo	Malin Mor Left Donegal	Malin Mor Left Donegal	Malin Mor Left Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	28	51	51	51	301	447	445	445	269	69	48	51	2	6	6	6	0	6	6	6	48	48	48	100
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour												Inishcrone	Inishcrone	Pollacheeny Harbour	Pollacheeny Harbour	Pollacheeny Harbour	Pollacheeny Harbour	Pollacheeny Harbour	Lighthouse
Rating (10 max)	1												1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ownachincha Cork				St Finan's Bay Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Oysterhaven Cork	Inch Reefs Kerry	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Doolin Point Clare	Doolin Point Clare	Doolin Point Clare	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inchydoney Cork	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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