North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 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 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
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
1.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
0
10
11
92
83
92
96
114
120
94
60
64
77
63
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
E
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
30
S
25
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
0
NE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
4:21AM-0.02m
4:53PM0.05m
4:55AM0.03m
5:39PM0.12m
5:30AM0.09m
6:28PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
20
20
21
22
23
23
23
21
20
21
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
19
20
22
20
20
20
20
17
17
18
20
22
26
23
24
24
24
21
25
24
25
25
25
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