Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.7° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 8AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
N
4
1.1
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.7
E
9
1.8
ESE
10
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
81
63
48
48
31
57
95
124
100
105
68
55
50
83
96
102
465
625
1230
1626
1432
1776
1745
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
45
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:55PM0.62m
12:26PM0.72m
00:49AM0.60m
1:20PM0.69m
1:57AM0.59m
2:27PM0.67m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.23m
6:47PM0.27m
6:31AM0.28m
7:56PM0.27m
7:40AM0.31m
9:11PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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2
2
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Temp °C
14
11
8
6
7
10
7
6
5
5
6
7
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
2
-2
-3
-1
1
-3
-4
-5
-3
-1
0
3
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
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