Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bar today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bar at 8PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 978 | 783 | 634 | 480 | 292 | 213 | 81 | 55 | 40 | 36 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 176 | 363 | 586 | 674 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:49AM2.78m | 11:06PM2.99m | 11:45AM2.68m | 00:08AM2.79m | 12:58PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.79m | 5:21AM0.74m | 5:39PM0.97m | 6:27AM0.91m | 7:03PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | W 10 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 81 | 55 | 40 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 176 | 363 | 586 | 674 | 587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | N 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 978 | 783 | 634 | 480 | 292 | 213 | 80 | 38 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 1168 | 521 | 711 | 708 | 711 | 40 | 7 | 22 | 40 | 257 | 257 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 40 | 165 | 149 | 40 | 0 |
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