The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
17.6° C
2.9° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.8
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
47
39
88
91
93
81
81
75
59
59
57
41
61
61
58
56
55
54
52
51
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:26AM3.06m
9:43PM3.68m
10:11AM2.91m
10:28PM3.41m
10:57AM2.76m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.27m
4:00AM0.28m
3:55PM0.47m
4:45AM0.51m
4:43PM0.71m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:55
9:54
9:53
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
12
13
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
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