The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
15.7°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 10AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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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)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
W
10
2
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
13
5
WNW
14
5
WNW
14
5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
14
4
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1479
1316
1051
833
697
693
951
1010
1585
2774
4732
6834
8852
10396
9398
7625
5921
5118
4041
3225
3148
2676
2252
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
S
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:26AM3.07m
9:44PM2.87m
10:03AM2.85m
10:24PM2.56m
10:49AM2.62m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.66m
3:40AM0.81m
4:07PM0.95m
4:17AM1.09m
5:00PM1.24m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:46
7:44
 mm
1
3
1
1
3
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
8
7
5
6
6
7
6
7
9
8
9
6
13
12
13
14
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