Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bar sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 6AM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
12
5.5
WNW
11
5
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2598
7982
5949
3845
3607
4156
3144
2304
1846
1607
1324
1160
1018
927
894
1008
1152
1433
1853
2724
3301
4792
6382
7395
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
60
WNW
50
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:04AM2.27m
3:15PM2.75m
3:54AM2.51m
3:59PM2.98m
4:33AM2.77m
4:36PM3.21m
Low Tide
8:57AM1.20m
9:50PM0.88m
9:45AM0.98m
10:24PM0.60m
10:25AM0.74m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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8:17
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6:23
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6:22
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 mm
5
2
4
2
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1
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Temp °C
10
8
8
9
10
10
8
7
7
7
7
7
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
7
-5
-3
-1
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
7
8
8
7
3
0
-1
-1
1
0
1
2
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