The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
17.3° C
2.8° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.6
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
N
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
12
17
37
67
77
89
57
52
40
42
41
53
64
104
110
96
81
81
59
59
57
56
41
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:41AM3.18m
8:59PM3.86m
9:26AM3.06m
9:43PM3.68m
10:11AM2.91m
Low Tide
2:30AM-0.00m
2:27PM0.14m
3:16AM0.10m
3:11PM0.27m
4:00AM0.28m
3:55PM0.47m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:58
9:55
9:54
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
11
11
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
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