The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 8PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.3
NW
10
2
NNW
8
2
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
959
878
783
710
644
815
940
554
560
402
287
234
193
139
141
114
132
127
94
80
70
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
W
10
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:51AM2.75m
11:11PM2.66m
11:41AM2.56m
00:09AM2.39m
12:53PM2.42m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.95m
5:14AM1.06m
5:47PM1.22m
6:15AM1.28m
7:19PM1.39m
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
12
10
10
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
8
7
8
8
10
10
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