Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bar today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bar at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 36 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 45 | 82 | 280 | 688 | 863 | 942 | 821 | 712 | 567 | 544 | 451 | 400 | 391 | 380 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45AM2.68m | 00:08AM2.79m | 12:58PM2.62m | 1:30AM2.66m | 2:23PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.97m | 6:27AM0.91m | 7:03PM1.08m | 7:52AM0.98m | 8:42PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 82 | 280 | 688 | 863 | 942 | 821 | 712 | 567 | 544 | 451 | 400 | 391 | 380 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 7 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | — | W 10 | NW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 45 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 22 | 245 | 150 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 165 | 165 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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