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Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.78° E

Bar Beach Surf Photo: 'Big , Big Bar Reef' by DANIEL MAWKES

Issued: 4 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bar Beach sea temperature is

21.1°C

1.2°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S	S
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S	S
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW	WNW	S	SSW
	16 s	off	4 s	16 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW	WNW	S	SSW
	17 s	cross- off	4 s	17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S
	16 s	cross- off	4 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW	W	S	S
	16 s	cross- off	4 s	16 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S
	17 s	cross- off	5 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S
	17 s	cross- off	5 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	WSW	S
	17 s	cross- off	5 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	WSW	S	SSW
	17 s	cross- off	5 s	17 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	W	S	SSW
	16 s	cross- off	5 s	16 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	WSW	S	S
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW	W	SSW	S
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bar Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 3 minutes before low water (at low ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.3 ft). Range 1.93m (6.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Bar Beach Surf Photo: 'Big , Big Bar Reef' by DANIEL MAWKES

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User: DANIEL MAWKES (45 photos)

Country: Australia (2691 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:17 am 10 Jul 2011