Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.5° 

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) - 7ft (2.1m), 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) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 3AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
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4
3
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1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
6
2.1
W
7
2.1
W
7
3
W
8
3
W
9
3
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.5
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
2.2
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.5
W
12
3
W
13
4
W
14
4
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
201
415
478
1057
1444
1716
1921
1615
1343
1252
1371
1827
3552
6509
7321
6821
5334
4440
3693
3318
2860
2175
1827
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
W
15
SW
15
S
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
45
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
10
NW
20
W
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:49AM3.43m
8:04PM3.26m
8:20AM3.31m
8:37PM3.03m
8:53AM3.14m
9:12PM2.77m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.18m
1:49PM0.29m
2:01AM0.37m
2:24PM0.46m
2:31AM0.58m
3:00PM0.69m
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6:39
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 mm
6
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6
10
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Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
10
11
12
14
15
15
15
15
14
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
12
8
7
6
4
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
10
12
10
7
8
7
8
7
6
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