The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.5° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 6PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
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)
1.6
WNW
8
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.6
W
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
726
961
961
838
727
627
508
471
400
344
344
469
409
380
372
356
329
301
251
132
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:58PM2.62m
1:30AM2.66m
2:23PM2.69m
3:01AM2.68m
3:43PM2.91m
Low Tide
7:03PM1.08m
7:52AM0.98m
8:42PM1.02m
9:16AM0.89m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:21
9:19
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
17
15
13
12
14
14
16
18
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
14
11
10
12
11
14
14
13
15
14
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
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