The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 54.26° N 8.63° W

Issued: 5 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bar sea temperature is

12.5°C

The Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Bar today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bar at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 12	W 10	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	522	522	417	704	673	556	505	353	279	256	198	194	150	127	96	96	70	143	177	73	149	156	156	135	98	98
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					1:57PM3.10m				2:45AM2.71m				2:53PM3.22m					3:33AM2.94m				3:40PM3.30m				4:13AM3.14m
Low Tide			7:35AM0.98m				8:35PM0.54m				8:37AM0.80m					9:20PM0.38m				9:26AM0.62m				9:57PM0.27m


	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46
	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:50	—	—	—	—	4:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	8	10	10	10	9	9	8	9	10	9	10	10	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9
Feels °C	6	6	5	7	7	7	5	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	6	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 12	W 10	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	522	522	417	704	673	556	505	353	279	256	198	194	150	127	96	96	70	143	177	71	149	156	156	135	98	98
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	—	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	—	W 12	WNW 12	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	172	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	30	31	55	32	—	73	46	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 3	E 3	E 3	ENE 3	E 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 2	ENE 2	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	5	5	3	5	5	6	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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