The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 2PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
1
WSW
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
2.2
W
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
117
86
82
61
117
198
200
276
315
371
512
904
1375
1659
1693
2000
2091
1875
1574
1245
1061
935
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:32AM3.09m
9:48PM3.32m
10:10AM2.93m
10:27PM2.99m
10:51AM2.75m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.40m
3:54AM0.50m
4:03PM0.66m
4:31AM0.78m
4:48PM0.95m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
8:59
8:57
 mm
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
15
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
13
16
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
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