North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 3AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
27
24
34
54
70
94
115
94
86
90
63
45
44
29
21
22
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
0
W
40
NE
35
ENE
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:23PM0.77m
1:53AM0.57m
3:43PM0.74m
3:07AM0.55m
4:56PM0.75m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.30m
7:45AM0.24m
10:13PM0.29m
8:54AM0.27m
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cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
10
6
3
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
25
25
18
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
20
20
20
19
20
Feels °C
26
28
13
15
16
15
15
16
18
18
18
18
16
16
20
21
20
18
19
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