Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 8AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (15 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
9
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
NNW
5
1
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1.2
N
5
1.2
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
15
14
17
15
15
15
15
15
2
2
13
217
225
3
1
1
166
127
54
43
52
61
64
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
25
N
10
NE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
35
WNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:04AM0.83m
11:10PM0.66m
11:41AM0.77m
11:55PM0.62m
12:26PM0.72m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.12m
5:07PM0.18m
4:51AM0.18m
5:52PM0.23m
5:37AM0.23m
6:47PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:00
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6:06
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1
3
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Temp °C
15
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
17
19
19
19
18
16
12
8
8
10
10
7
5
Feels °C
10
7
7
6
10
10
10
8
7
9
12
13
15
16
15
15
10
3
-1
-1
1
-1
-4
-4
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