Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 4PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NE by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
6
1.4
E
9
1.7
E
10
2
E
10
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
19
19
33
47
52
318
573
832
1027
1030
1030
1011
919
692
618
626
1097
1177
1377
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
NE
50
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:20PM0.69m
1:57AM0.59m
2:27PM0.67m
3:23AM0.62m
3:45PM0.68m
Low Tide
7:56PM0.27m
7:40AM0.31m
9:11PM0.25m
9:06AM0.30m
10:07PM0.21m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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Temp °C
8
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
2
4
6
6
4
5
5
3
2
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
5
3
1
1
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