Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bar sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 5AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.5
W
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.1
W
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
W
12
1.5
W
13
2.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1557
1423
1134
970
846
734
734
632
516
400
281
184
133
93
58
20
21
29
49
17
47
747
2676
5233
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
55
SE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:20AM3.46m
7:31PM3.68m
7:54AM3.47m
8:09PM3.56m
8:31AM3.41m
8:50PM3.35m
Low Tide
1:06AM-0.06m
1:15PM0.09m
1:39AM-0.03m
1:52PM0.12m
2:14AM0.10m
2:31PM0.25m
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7:33
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10
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Temp °C
10
9
8
10
14
15
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12
12
11
12
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15
16
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18
17
13
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14
12
12
Feels °C
7
5
4
6
9
11
10
7
6
5
5
7
8
8
10
9
12
8
7
6
8
8
5
6
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