The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.8° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
1.7
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.6
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
94
85
79
78
56
181
339
392
276
188
71
58
157
92
154
275
295
333
324
240
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
0
SE
15
NW
10
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:48AM3.25m
8:00PM3.66m
8:21AM3.25m
8:34PM3.56m
8:56AM3.20m
9:10PM3.40m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.17m
2:10AM0.09m
2:13PM0.21m
2:42AM0.17m
2:49PM0.33m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
18
14
14
8
7
7
8
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
14
14
14
12
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