Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.6° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
11
4.5
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
12
5
WNW
12
5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
13
4.5
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
1014
1236
1524
1730
2016
2057
2179
2823
3524
4609
6086
6753
7150
6615
5699
4757
3911
3289
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:06PM3.54m
5:37AM3.19m
5:46PM3.65m
6:13AM3.35m
6:23PM3.67m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.11m
11:28AM0.30m
11:59PM0.01m
12:06PM0.18m
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light rain
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rain showers
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rain showers
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 mm
3
4
2
2
4
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
11
11
11
10
6
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
6
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