The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 6PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (17 Sep)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
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
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1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
13
5
WNW
14
5
WNW
15
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
3.5
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
4
WNW
11
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4815
7342
9458
11076
9531
7848
6011
4879
3893
3415
3290
2686
2515
2221
2017
2234
2573
3191
3695
3959
3811
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:03AM2.85m
10:24PM2.56m
10:49AM2.62m
11:18PM2.29m
12:00PM2.43m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.95m
4:17AM1.09m
5:00PM1.24m
5:11AM1.33m
6:33PM1.44m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:44
7:42
 mm
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
6
12
12
12
12
11
9
7
6
7
7
7
7
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