Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 3AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Tue night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
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5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
1
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.8
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
3
W
12
6
WNW
12
6.5
WNW
12
5.5
WNW
11
5
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
529
1225
1460
1822
2078
2019
2190
1905
1679
1474
1299
1259
1139
1139
1009
2479
10645
12201
7794
5435
5354
4026
3194
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
55
NW
55
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:05AM2.10m
12:53PM2.46m
1:48AM2.10m
2:17PM2.56m
3:04AM2.27m
3:15PM2.75m
Low Tide
5:52AM1.40m
7:53PM1.35m
7:43AM1.37m
9:06PM1.14m
8:57AM1.20m
9:50PM0.88m
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clear
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clear
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
8
7
6
6
9
11
11
9
9
8
9
9
12
12
11
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
8
7
Feels °C
6
4
3
3
6
7
7
5
3
2
2
3
5
6
4
5
-2
-4
-1
0
1
3
4
3
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