The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 4AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
3
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
727
644
567
481
400
430
556
551
471
440
430
383
351
166
222
239
228
91
95
93
116
128
110
151
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
0
S
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:30AM2.66m
2:23PM2.69m
3:01AM2.68m
3:43PM2.91m
4:18AM2.83m
4:48PM3.23m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.98m
8:42PM1.02m
9:16AM0.89m
10:04PM0.77m
10:23AM0.68m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:01
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9:21
9:19
9:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
16
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
18
20
20
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
13
15
13
14
12
12
12
13
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
16
17
19
19
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