The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.7° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 7AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
111
150
113
113
118
99
96
96
93
93
87
97
116
100
85
61
77
79
82
82
75
58
58
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
W
20
W
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
N
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:43AM3.00m
8:00PM3.53m
8:16AM3.01m
8:32PM3.52m
8:49AM2.99m
9:04PM3.46m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.40m
1:34PM0.32m
2:11AM0.34m
2:06PM0.31m
2:42AM0.33m
2:38PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:34
9:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
14
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
14
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
10
8
9
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
11
13
16
17
14
14
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