The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
228
186
120
96
114
110
94
94
85
47
23
32
32
13
15
24
11
14
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:09AM2.39m
12:53PM2.42m
1:34AM2.24m
2:28PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:47PM1.22m
6:15AM1.28m
7:19PM1.39m
7:51AM1.38m
9:06PM1.36m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
10
8
8
9
9
10
9
11
12
12
13
13
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