The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
W
9
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
WSW
11
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
12
8
9
8
8
22
52
94
85
79
300
238
413
480
402
196
230
301
127
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
NW
20
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM3.19m
7:29PM3.67m
7:48AM3.25m
8:00PM3.66m
8:21AM3.25m
8:34PM3.56m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.19m
1:39AM0.09m
1:40PM0.17m
2:10AM0.09m
2:13PM0.21m
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light rain
rain showers
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clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:30
8:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
15
15
13
11
11
11
13
15
15
12
8
6
6
7
9
12
12
13
12
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