Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bar sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 4AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)21ft (6.5m)14s
Afternoon (27 Oct)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (27 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
5
W
12
6.5
W
14
5.5
W
14
5
W
14
5
WNW
13
3.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
1574
3370
6894
17341
12182
9652
7651
4364
4889
3868
3912
3042
1914
1401
1056
951
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:54AM3.58m
6:09PM3.61m
6:33AM3.61m
6:52PM3.48m
Low Tide
11:37PM-0.07m
11:55AM0.07m
00:14AM-0.01m
12:37PM0.09m
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light rain
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7:26
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5:10
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 mm
4
3
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Temp °C
14
11
9
10
9
10
10
9
10
12
13
12
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
4
-1
0
0
2
1
2
3
4
7
7
8
10
11
10
8
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