The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
5
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
31
18
18
18
35
96
123
118
115
110
82
80
58
35
33
22
20
19
12
10
10
29
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:41AM2.78m
5:57PM3.28m
6:13AM2.95m
6:28PM3.47m
6:45AM3.08m
6:58PM3.60m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.72m
11:35AM0.61m
00:10AM0.50m
12:07PM0.42m
00:40AM0.31m
12:38PM0.28m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:36
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
14
15
14
15
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
15
13
14
16
16
18
17
17
17
15
17
19
19
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
14
15
15
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