Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
3
WSW
12
4
W
11
5
W
13
5.5
W
13
5.5
WNW
14
5.5
WNW
14
3.5
NW
14
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.3
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1635
1265
798
531
443
286
410
433
2355
3464
8858
10115
10419
10115
4562
3834
3511
2894
2268
2000
1311
959
743
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:18AM3.46m
5:29PM3.63m
5:54AM3.58m
6:09PM3.61m
6:33AM3.61m
6:52PM3.48m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.16m
11:37PM-0.07m
11:55AM0.07m
00:14AM-0.01m
12:37PM0.09m
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7:26
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 mm
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2
1
1
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3
6
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Temp °C
8
9
12
15
16
15
14
11
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
4
1
6
10
9
9
7
4
-1
1
1
3
3
3
3
5
6
8
8
10
11
9
8
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