The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
1
N
7
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.4
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
92
110
110
94
71
45
24
40
31
13
15
14
6
6
12
6
8
8
15
22
29
40
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
W
0
W
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:53PM2.42m
1:34AM2.24m
2:28PM2.41m
3:12AM2.26m
3:50PM2.57m
Low Tide
7:19PM1.39m
7:51AM1.38m
9:06PM1.36m
9:21AM1.28m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
16
18
17
15
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
15
18
15
14
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