North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
21.3°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
1.4
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
16
16
15
14
10
9
12
12
103
178
169
155
146
161
155
126
134
150
120
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
S
25
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
SE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:17AM0.94m
10:34PM0.82m
10:59AM0.94m
11:19PM0.77m
11:46AM0.94m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.05m
4:26AM0.01m
5:11PM0.09m
5:09AM0.04m
6:06PM0.13m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:20
7:19
 mm
8
9
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
22
21
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
18
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
25
20
14
15
16
16
15
17
18
17
18
20
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