Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
48
47
46
45
32
25
24
23
15
14
14
11
11
5
5
5
10
13
15
25
25
25
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:37AM1.06m
10:11PM0.82m
10:30AM1.03m
11:06PM0.79m
11:27AM0.98m
Low Tide
2:58AM-0.06m
3:57PM-0.05m
3:46AM-0.04m
4:50PM-0.02m
4:38AM0.01m
5:49PM0.03m
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Temp °C
10
10
10
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11
12
12
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19
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Feels °C
7
8
8
8
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8
8
9
9
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
12
15
5
1
2
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