Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Bar sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 10AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
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)
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
5
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
121
62
66
178
139
67
51
42
34
35
39
25
25
40
39
39
39
44
37
37
36
37
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
9:11AM1.01m
9:35PM0.86m
9:53AM1.02m
10:20PM0.82m
10:40AM1.01m
Low Tide
2:40AM-0.04m
3:21PM-0.02m
3:20AM-0.03m
4:08PM0.00m
4:03AM-0.01m
4:59PM0.04m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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6:39
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6:41
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6:35
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6:32
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6:30
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 mm
2
3
1
1
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Temp °C
15
15
16
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
Feels °C
8
9
12
14
10
9
8
9
10
11
14
16
17
18
16
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
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