The Barge Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.38° N 81.40° W

The Barge 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Barge sea temperature is
29.7° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Barge at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
25
28
23
23
23
14
14
14
13
13
12
19
13
13
13
15
16
16
18
16
15
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
20
SE
30
SW
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
20
ESE
15
S
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:10AM1.42m
3:00PM1.59m
3:01AM1.36m
3:57PM1.56m
3:58AM1.34m
4:56PM1.58m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.25m
9:43PM0.40m
9:35AM0.28m
10:39PM0.40m
10:30AM0.27m
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clear
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thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
7
1
2
23
Temp °C
29
28
28
31
32
31
24
26
26
26
26
28
31
31
29
27
25
25
25
29
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
32
31
32
35
34
33
22
27
28
28
29
31
33
32
31
29
27
27
26
30
30
30
29
31
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