Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bar today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bar at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 72 | 109 | 137 | 134 | 125 | 121 | 119 | 936 | 734 | 503 | 397 | 687 | 703 | 1725 | 1728 | 1272 | 1136 | 1248 | 1413 | 2189 | 3724 | 6115 | 7800 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18AM3.47m | 7:31PM3.46m | 7:49AM3.43m | 8:04PM3.26m | 8:20AM3.31m | 8:37PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.05m | 1:15PM0.17m | 1:31AM0.18m | 1:49PM0.29m | 2:01AM0.37m | 2:24PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 4 | — | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | 70 | 49 | 109 | 137 | 134 | 125 | 121 | 119 | 3 | — | 25 | 170 | — | 447 | 1725 | 1728 | 1272 | 1136 | 1248 | 1413 | 2189 | 3724 | 6115 | 7800 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 12 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 12 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 72 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 31 | 31 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | S 4 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 19 | 44 | 936 | 734 | 503 | 397 | 687 | 703 | 1065 | — | 21 | 26 | 35 | 71 | 75 | 67 | 70 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 436 | 498 | 40 | 165 | 467 | 503 | 522 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 156 | 362 | 465 | 681 | 673 | 465 | 465 |
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