North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 15 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
9.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1
S
7
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
481
360
288
147
163
122
235
115
121
101
84
62
59
54
54
106
36
116
69
55
45
58
71
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
10
W
15
N
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:57AM0.77m
7:18PM1.05m
7:52AM0.80m
8:11PM1.09m
8:46AM0.82m
9:05PM1.11m
Low Tide
12:40PM-0.08m
1:43AM-0.11m
1:28PM-0.11m
2:33AM-0.13m
2:18PM-0.12m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
12
13
14
13
11
11
11
12
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
16
19
22
23
22
21
21
7
7
10
10
12
9
7
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
8
8
10
13
19
20
20
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
1.1
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1
S
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
Energy kJ
211
481
360
288
147
163
122
235
115
121
101
75
62
54
54
54
106
206
123
128
55
45
111
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
65
101
99
128
110
122
54
72
68
90
84
55
59
44
30
40
36
116
69
11
10
58
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
132
90
50
72
5
49
38
11
10
28
13
14
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
SW
2
0.7
WSW
4
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.3
SW
6
1
WSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1
5
3
1
15
1
3
4
7
32
54
95
204
114
82
167
140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
0
0
0
26
26
2
0
0
0
0
30
220
1156
154
0
26
0
28
30
26
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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