North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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
8.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Bar today?

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (09 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
S
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
46
46
45
46
28
28
27
26
16
173
194
170
97
176
203
186
214
147
104
132
132
169
187
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
20
SW
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
00:50AM0.69m
1:40PM0.61m
1:46AM0.67m
2:41PM0.66m
2:48AM0.67m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.24m
7:24AM0.17m
7:28PM0.26m
8:21AM0.15m
8:44PM0.23m
9:18AM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
3
10
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
13
11
11
11
12
6
6
9
9
9
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
12
12
13
9
7
6
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
S
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.5
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
Energy kJ
53
46
46
102
82
28
28
27
26
16
15
15
170
97
176
203
186
214
147
104
132
132
169
187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
14
45
45
46
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
15
51
15
16
15
12
59
100
67
50
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
15
4
5
5
1
5
5
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.1
SSW
7
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
46
88
42
93
103
106
192
182
173
194
140
1
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
46
26
0
28
30
154
30
30
170
30
30
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
26
2
11
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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