North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 EDT
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North Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Bar sea temperature is
8.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Bar today?

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
S
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
47
47
47
53
46
46
45
46
28
28
27
26
16
15
209
184
153
77
116
120
107
107
110
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
15
WNW
15
W
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
NNW
10
S
10
SE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
SW
0
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
12:43PM0.59m
00:50AM0.69m
1:40PM0.61m
1:46AM0.67m
2:41PM0.66m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.16m
6:22PM0.24m
7:24AM0.17m
7:28PM0.26m
8:21AM0.15m
8:44PM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
4
10
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
11
13
12
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
15
16
15
14
1
5
5
4
6
7
7
8
8
6
6
7
8
7
8
9
11
10
10
10
11
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1.1
SW
6
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
0.3
ESE
9
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
62
47
47
47
53
46
69
96
93
28
28
27
26
16
15
15
184
153
77
116
16
107
107
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
S
9
0.7
S
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
SSW
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
29
31
29
14
46
45
46
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
15
15
70
16
12
16
15
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
5
5
22
15
45
5
5
4
4
13
11
10
19
19
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
4
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1
S
7
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
5
5
2
68
58
154
123
89
101
98
160
182
206
209
120
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
46
2
2
30
153
26
2
26
30
153
30
159
159
30
30
0
0
0
0
30
30
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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