Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bar today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bar at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 118 | 181 | 195 | 243 | 287 | 341 | 450 | 826 | 1226 | 1540 | 1574 | 1729 | 1767 | 1561 | 1326 | 1202 | 978 | 821 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:48PM3.32m | 10:10AM2.93m | 10:27PM2.99m | 10:51AM2.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.40m | 3:54AM0.50m | 4:03PM0.66m | 4:31AM0.78m | 4:48PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 978 | 821 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 118 | 181 | 195 | 243 | 287 | 341 | 450 | 826 | 1226 | 1540 | 1574 | 1729 | 1767 | 1561 | 1326 | 1202 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 150 | 245 | 453 | 251 | 276 | 316 | 557 | 536 | 536 | 40 | 390 | 165 | 150 | 169 | 156 | 150 | 219 | 169 |
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