North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
20
13
13
12
12
27
27
19
18
18
24
22
40
37
31
24
24
23
19
11
40
18
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
NW
5
W
15
SW
15
SSW
25
NNW
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:23PM0.77m
1:53AM0.57m
3:43PM0.74m
3:07AM0.55m
4:56PM0.75m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.20m
8:51PM0.30m
7:45AM0.24m
10:13PM0.29m
8:54AM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
5
1
5
4
13
Temp °C
25
23
24
25
25
23
18
18
17
19
20
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
26
23
25
25
24
20
14
15
14
17
18
19
21
22
19
19
17
16
16
20
21
17
19
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