The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.8° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 8PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.8
W
7
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
6
1.4
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
135
145
123
140
147
125
91
82
44
60
160
167
129
185
177
133
103
76
54
184
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:16AM3.30m
8:31PM3.86m
8:54AM3.22m
9:10PM3.63m
9:32AM3.09m
9:48PM3.32m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.05m
2:43AM0.03m
2:43PM0.18m
3:19AM0.24m
3:22PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:01
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
17
Feels °C
11
13
13
14
13
13
11
10
11
12
14
16
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
15
17
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