The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
167
164
158
125
154
148
108
104
78
74
51
88
86
87
116
190
176
168
145
142
120
133
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:55AM3.29m
7:11PM3.96m
7:36AM3.33m
7:52PM3.98m
8:16AM3.30m
8:31PM3.86m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.07m
1:26AM-0.11m
1:25PM0.01m
2:06AM-0.09m
2:05PM0.05m
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:07
9:06
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
20
23
23
21
17
16
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
18
18
20
22
22
22
17
15
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
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