North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
22.5° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
1
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)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
9
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
2
102
89
91
90
128
124
103
61
80
78
64
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
E
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:09AM0.98m
11:13PM0.82m
11:52AM0.93m
11:48PM0.74m
12:35PM0.87m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.05m
4:55AM0.03m
5:39PM0.12m
5:30AM0.09m
6:28PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
23
20
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
Feels °C
23
21
20
20
20
17
17
21
21
22
24
23
24
24
23
24
26
25
25
25
26
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