The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
17.2° C
2.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (17 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 Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
N
6
0.5
WNW
9
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.8
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
55
74
64
49
52
47
39
42
44
90
88
91
78
65
59
61
47
47
46
48
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:41AM3.18m
8:59PM3.86m
9:26AM3.06m
9:43PM3.68m
10:11AM2.91m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.14m
3:16AM0.10m
3:11PM0.27m
4:00AM0.28m
3:55PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:58
9:55
9:54
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
12
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