The Bar Surf Break

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

Issued: 6 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.3° C

2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
NW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.7
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
327
284
212
255
260
216
210
331
328
261
435
660
660
656
707
731
664
601
521
455
445
377
324
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
15
S
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:25PM3.34m
8:38AM2.81m
9:00PM3.32m
9:15AM2.75m
9:35PM3.26m
9:54AM2.68m
Low Tide
1:55PM0.48m
2:35AM0.59m
2:28PM0.50m
3:11AM0.61m
3:02PM0.56m
3:48AM0.64m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:07
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10:10
10:09
10:09
10:08
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
12
12
13
12
14
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
17
19
Feels °C
10
12
12
10
10
11
10
12
13
14
13
13
14
15
14
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
NW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
8
Energy kJ
239
183
199
212
255
260
216
210
233
328
261
225
377
324
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.6
W
10
Energy kJ
130
118
120
118
102
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
7
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
0.4
SSE
3
1.2
WSW
10
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.7
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.7
W
9
Energy kJ
363
327
284
2
331
233
253
435
660
660
656
707
731
664
601
521
455
445
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
252
252
40
0
0
0
0
0
60
144
40
40
40
242
259
259
259
259
40
40
7
7
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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