Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.3° 

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 6PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the NW by Tue night).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1460
1822
2078
2019
2019
2019
1679
1474
1299
1259
1259
1259
1202
1649
2315
3760
4352
3156
4075
3194
2560
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
N
55
NW
45
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
20
W
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:53PM2.46m
1:48AM2.10m
2:17PM2.56m
3:04AM2.27m
3:15PM2.75m
Low Tide
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
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mod rain
mod rain
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clear
clear
part cloud
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8:08
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8:12
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6:28
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6:25
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6:23
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1
6
9
7
7
1
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Temp °C
6
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
10
12
12
11
10
9
10
8
8
10
10
8
7
Feels °C
3
6
8
9
6
4
3
2
4
6
7
7
7
7
8
-4
-2
1
3
3
3
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