The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.8
W
7
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
2
W
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
44
69
163
129
107
152
117
86
82
45
87
157
206
243
287
350
603
1325
1853
1812
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:54AM3.22m
9:10PM3.63m
9:32AM3.09m
9:48PM3.32m
10:10AM2.93m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.18m
3:19AM0.24m
3:22PM0.40m
3:54AM0.50m
4:03PM0.66m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
8:59
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
13
Feels °C
11
13
16
17
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
13
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
9
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