Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bar sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 6PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3460
4252
3717
2889
2198
1846
1703
1211
1084
1018
927
807
894
1053
1085
1546
2455
2954
3848
5691
6130
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
40
WNW
30
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
25
NW
25
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:15PM2.75m
3:54AM2.51m
3:59PM2.98m
4:33AM2.77m
4:36PM3.21m
Low Tide
8:57AM1.20m
9:50PM0.88m
9:45AM0.98m
10:24PM0.60m
10:25AM0.74m
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8:17
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6:22
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6:19
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 mm
1
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3
6
2
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
8
8
7
6
7
7
11
11
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
0
0
3
4
5
4
3
4
4
8
7
6
7
3
2
0
-1
1
1
1
3
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