Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bar today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bar at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 67 | 63 | 81 | 79 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:45AM3.08m | 6:58PM3.60m | 7:16AM3.19m | 7:29PM3.67m | 7:48AM3.25m | 8:00PM3.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.31m | 12:38PM0.28m | 1:10AM0.17m | 1:08PM0.19m | 1:39AM0.09m | 1:40PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 67 | 63 | 81 | 79 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 2 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | NW 6 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 269 | 292 | 292 | 435 | 425 | 435 | 422 | 435 | 434 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 127 | 127 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 140 |
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