Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.4° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 8AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
12
2.3
W
12
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
2.1
W
12
2
W
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
1.1
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1472
1496
2076
2076
1355
1229
1185
1060
961
851
764
800
603
512
439
373
308
256
227
269
333
970
737
480
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
0
N
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:31AM2.93m
9:51PM2.51m
10:18AM2.71m
10:43PM2.27m
11:24AM2.53m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.82m
3:40PM0.95m
3:41AM1.04m
4:32PM1.21m
4:30AM1.25m
5:55PM1.38m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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6:32
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1
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Temp °C
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
5
4
4
4
7
9
8
8
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