North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.5° 

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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 4PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
5
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
SE
12
1.1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
176
171
140
104
63
42
33
28
22
12
11
13
13
16
15
11
14
38
22
85
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:43PM0.74m
3:07AM0.55m
4:56PM0.75m
5:09AM0.57m
5:52PM0.77m
Low Tide
10:13PM0.29m
8:54AM0.27m
11:11PM0.26m
10:13AM0.26m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
14
15
14
16
17
18
18
18
18
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
23
25
23
25
23
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