The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
73
50
49
48
47
127
191
174
173
164
161
125
122
148
106
102
79
56
52
88
112
116
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:10AM3.18m
6:28PM3.81m
6:55AM3.29m
7:11PM3.96m
7:36AM3.33m
7:52PM3.98m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.22m
00:44AM-0.01m
12:45PM0.07m
1:26AM-0.11m
1:25PM0.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:09
9:07
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
18
21
21
22
20
19
18
17
19
22
23
22
18
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
15
12
15
20
21
22
21
20
19
17
19
22
22
23
19
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
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