Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastSome 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
280 | 228 | 186 | 120 | 96 | 114 | 110 | 94 | 94 | 85 | 47 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 5 |
144 | 110 | 106 | 106 | 96 | 68 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | — | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | N 5 | N 5 | W 8 |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
280 | 228 | 186 | 120 | 94 | 114 | 110 | 94 | 94 | 85 | 47 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1049 | 253 | 253 | 155 | 292 | 301 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 256 | 292 | 99 | 134 | 155 | 49 | 253 | 296 | 99 | 49 |
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