The Barge Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 81.40° W

The Barge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Barge sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.5° 

The Barge 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 Barge today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Barge at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 36°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
26
26
26
28
63
56
55
63
52
35
81
117
27
Wind (km/h)
10
W
0
S
10
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
0
WSW
15
SSE
25
S
30
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
SE
15
SE
25
S
15
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM1.78m
00:41AM1.62m
1:20PM1.71m
1:24AM1.51m
2:07PM1.64m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.17m
7:01AM0.10m
7:48PM0.28m
7:49AM0.19m
8:46PM0.36m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
2
5
8
1
2
3
7
Temp °C
32
35
34
32
31
30
29
28
32
36
33
27
26
26
26
26
30
34
33
29
27
Feels °C
35
39
36
33
32
31
32
30
33
39
34
28
25
27
29
29
33
36
34
30
29
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