The Bar Surf Break

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

Issued: 6 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.3° C

2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 10AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
2
WNW
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
WNW
8
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1608
1269
1094
544
659
327
333
237
255
260
210
216
303
292
460
584
516
718
792
984
1035
964
872
724
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:03AM2.87m
8:25PM3.34m
8:38AM2.81m
9:00PM3.32m
9:15AM2.75m
9:35PM3.26m
Low Tide
1:55PM0.48m
2:35AM0.59m
2:28PM0.50m
3:11AM0.61m
3:02PM0.56m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:10
10:09
10:09
10:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
14
16
16
16
16
17
17
19
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
11
11
12
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
14
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
0.8
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.5
WNW
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
2
W
10
Energy kJ
269
200
137
130
255
260
210
216
303
292
460
73
53
724
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
11
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
10
Energy kJ
12
138
118
118
115
177
102
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
7
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
2
WNW
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
WNW
8
0.3
SSW
3
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
10
Energy kJ
1608
1269
1094
544
659
327
333
237
2
212
212
584
516
718
792
984
1035
964
872
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
3
Distance (km)
536
269
252
252
251
252
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
149
40
165
259
259
711
536
590
242
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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