The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
15.7°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 7AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0
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1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WNW
14
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
11
3
W
11
3
WNW
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7848
6011
4983
3893
3365
3290
2686
2365
2043
1960
2193
2726
3212
3496
3759
3679
3617
3486
2954
2582
2187
1913
1609
1595
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24PM2.56m
10:49AM2.62m
11:18PM2.29m
12:00PM2.43m
00:50AM2.12m
1:47PM2.38m
Low Tide
4:17AM1.09m
5:00PM1.24m
5:11AM1.33m
6:33PM1.44m
6:54AM1.46m
8:43PM1.40m
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:38
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
12
11
13
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
12
12
13
11
11
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
9
7
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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