Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
39
43
41
36
41
41
44
37
36
36
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
34
33
33
49
47
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:40AM1.01m
11:09PM0.78m
11:32AM0.97m
00:06AM0.73m
12:33PM0.93m
Low Tide
4:03AM-0.01m
4:59PM0.04m
4:50AM0.03m
5:57PM0.09m
5:44AM0.08m
7:09PM0.14m
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clear
part cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
17
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18
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Feels °C
17
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18
18
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18
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