The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 7AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
W
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1167
1100
947
959
861
783
710
640
640
832
435
439
350
246
234
150
117
113
94
73
94
110
94
38
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:27PM2.99m
10:51AM2.75m
11:11PM2.66m
11:41AM2.56m
00:09AM2.39m
12:53PM2.42m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.78m
4:48PM0.95m
5:14AM1.06m
5:47PM1.22m
6:15AM1.28m
7:19PM1.39m
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
9
9
11
13
12
13
13
12
10
8
9
9
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
9
8
9
9
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