The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bar sea temperature is
15.9° C
1.5° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
96
70
70
51
47
32
32
18
18
16
16
16
16
10
14
14
26
26
40
39
38
82
74
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52PM2.95m
4:18AM3.00m
4:53PM3.21m
5:20AM3.14m
5:48PM3.49m
6:16AM3.24m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.73m
10:29AM0.53m
11:05PM0.48m
11:23AM0.37m
00:02AM0.24m
12:13PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:04
10:02
10:01
10:00
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
14
14
16
17
21
24
23
21
19
17
16
18
21
23
21
19
17
16
15
17
21
Feels °C
15
15
16
13
14
17
17
20
23
21
21
19
16
15
17
20
21
18
18
16
15
13
16
19
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