The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
58
35
33
22
21
19
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
14
12
15
13
14
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM3.47m
6:45AM3.08m
6:58PM3.60m
7:16AM3.19m
7:29PM3.67m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.31m
12:38PM0.28m
1:10AM0.17m
1:08PM0.19m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:36
8:34
 mm
1
3
1
3
4
2
1
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
16
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
20
18
18
18
16
15
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
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