Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bar sea temperature is
14.2°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 4PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
0
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
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3
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
9
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
W
11
2.5
W
12
3
W
13
4
W
14
4
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
13
2.4
NW
14
2.4
NW
13
2.2
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
504
1158
1487
1673
2018
1615
1372
1274
1347
1776
3234
6330
6963
7096
5826
4569
3772
2860
2423
1942
1583
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
40
W
30
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
30
S
35
S
45
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49AM3.43m
8:04PM3.26m
8:20AM3.31m
8:37PM3.03m
8:53AM3.14m
9:12PM2.77m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.29m
2:01AM0.37m
2:24PM0.46m
2:31AM0.58m
3:00PM0.69m
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7:56
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7:58
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8:00
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6:42
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6:39
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6:37
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 mm
1
1
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1
4
7
8
9
1
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Temp °C
12
12
13
12
11
10
12
12
14
16
15
15
13
13
11
11
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
4
6
8
7
6
6
6
5
8
8
9
12
11
9
8
7
8
7
7
7
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