The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.5°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
118
115
110
82
80
58
35
33
22
20
19
11
10
10
10
9
11
11
11
14
14
15
13
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:13AM2.95m
6:28PM3.47m
6:45AM3.08m
6:58PM3.60m
7:16AM3.19m
7:29PM3.67m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.50m
12:07PM0.42m
00:40AM0.31m
12:38PM0.28m
1:10AM0.17m
1:08PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:36
8:34
 mm
1
1
3
2
3
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
17
20
21
20
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
16
16
15
17
20
20
21
18
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
13
14
12
12
12
13
13
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