Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bar sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.1° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
11
1.6
W
12
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4125
4000
3528
2524
2147
1715
1276
941
750
562
402
340
345
451
787
1155
943
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:09PM3.61m
6:33AM3.61m
6:52PM3.48m
7:15AM3.56m
7:39PM3.26m
Low Tide
00:14AM-0.01m
12:37PM0.09m
00:53AM0.13m
1:22PM0.20m
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Temp °C
10
12
12
12
12
13
14
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
12
11
Feels °C
3
6
7
8
8
9
11
9
9
7
6
5
6
5
8
5
4
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