The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
17.3° C
2.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1
N
5
1
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
20
28
25
24
12
14
22
48
72
59
62
52
45
39
42
44
62
85
88
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:55AM3.27m
8:14PM3.94m
8:41AM3.18m
8:59PM3.86m
9:26AM3.06m
9:43PM3.68m
Low Tide
1:44PM0.09m
2:30AM-0.00m
2:27PM0.14m
3:16AM0.10m
3:11PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
9:58
9:55
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
21
19
17
16
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
21
22
20
18
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
9
10
9
11
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