North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at North Bar today?

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 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 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
14
14
41
42
35
27
35
37
39
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
36
36
28
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
20
W
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:36AM0.82m
10:54PM1.04m
11:34AM0.81m
11:52PM0.97m
12:35PM0.80m
Low Tide
4:18AM-0.11m
4:02PM-0.06m
5:13AM-0.07m
4:58PM-0.00m
6:12AM-0.02m
6:01PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
1
7
3
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
21
19
20
20
21
18
21
23
22
20
21
18
15
13
13
14
15
12
11
11
15
15
17
15
17
14
15
16
17
14
19
21
18
18
21
13
10
8
9
10
10
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.5
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
SE
9
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
27
14
14
41
42
35
27
35
37
39
28
29
29
29
175
144
117
93
77
53
40
28
36
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
5
10
10
10
10
9
5
9
8
8
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
2
27
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.3
NE
3
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
5
3
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
8
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.4
SW
6
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
S
6
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
85
136
151
145
145
200
266
273
297
229
216
175
170
218
139
2
3
5
4
36
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
220
265
190
30
30
193
170
59
59
190
26
196
193
2
2
2
2
26
26
33
46
667
654
669
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
4
4
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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