Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bar today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bar at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 187 | 245 | 272 | 852 | 715 | 464 | 336 | 529 | 1225 | 1460 | 1822 | 2027 | 1990 | 1990 | 1858 | 1679 | 1512 | 1299 | 1259 | 1121 | 1121 | 1052 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:24AM2.53m | 00:05AM2.10m | 12:53PM2.46m | 1:48AM2.10m | 2:17PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM1.38m | 5:52AM1.40m | 7:53PM1.35m | 7:43AM1.37m | 9:06PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 256 | 187 | 245 | 242 | 852 | 715 | 464 | 336 | 309 | 1225 | 1460 | 1822 | 2027 | 1990 | 1990 | 1858 | 1679 | 1512 | 1299 | 1259 | 1121 | 1121 | 1052 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NNW 12 | W 16 | W 15 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 47 | 45 | 272 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 222 | 529 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 17 | NNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 19 | NNW 11 | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 20 | 38 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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