The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1.1
WNW
6
1.6
W
8
2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
32
31
42
58
108
349
703
961
942
838
727
627
481
409
388
333
326
300
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:08AM2.79m
12:58PM2.62m
1:30AM2.66m
2:23PM2.69m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.97m
6:27AM0.91m
7:03PM1.08m
7:52AM0.98m
8:42PM1.02m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:22
9:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
14
13
12
12
15
17
18
17
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
12
11
10
10
9
11
12
16
16
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