North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
48
53
46
45
45
27
28
28
27
26
16
247
219
165
124
113
159
163
166
110
88
88
88
Wind (km/h)
15
W
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
30
S
30
S
15
SSW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
0
SW
20
N
15
N
20
N
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:43PM0.59m
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
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<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
1
3
8
2
1
3
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
13
12
14
14
13
11
10
8
6
4
6
6
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
10
10
10
11
8
10
12
13
7
7
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
S
7
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
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
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
47
48
53
46
35
45
27
28
28
27
26
16
15
15
165
124
113
16
14
166
110
77
76
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
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
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
29
14
14
45
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
15
15
14
11
5
15
40
88
88
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.5
SSW
7
Energy kJ
22
5
4
4
10
10
10
12
19
5
6
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.9
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.3
NNE
2
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
2
75
65
120
62
111
110
88
88
98
108
200
247
219
159
163
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
154
153
26
0
2
2
30
30
30
159
30
30
0
0
0
0
30
30
0
0
26
26
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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