Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.8° 

North 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 North Bar today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 9AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
0.8
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.3
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
179
139
62
150
352
168
88
67
51
34
35
39
40
25
40
39
39
39
44
42
37
42
38
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
45
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:11AM1.01m
9:35PM0.86m
9:53AM1.02m
10:20PM0.82m
10:40AM1.01m
Low Tide
2:40AM-0.04m
3:21PM-0.02m
3:20AM-0.03m
4:08PM0.00m
4:03AM-0.01m
4:59PM0.04m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:41
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6:35
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6:32
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 mm
1
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1
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Temp °C
16
15
16
17
18
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
Feels °C
9
7
11
14
16
11
10
8
10
10
11
14
16
17
18
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
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