Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bar sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
0.8
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.9
WNW
15
2.2
WNW
15
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
512
439
373
308
256
187
245
272
852
726
472
336
529
1225
1619
1994
2027
2019
2048
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:43PM2.27m
11:24AM2.53m
00:05AM2.10m
12:53PM2.46m
Low Tide
4:32PM1.21m
4:30AM1.25m
5:55PM1.38m
5:52AM1.40m
7:53PM1.35m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
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9
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12
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9
Feels °C
7
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9
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6
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