North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
58
72
77
74
72
70
72
75
75
77
79
77
74
57
86
71
56
54
53
50
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:45PM0.87m
8:07AM0.80m
8:14PM0.88m
8:37AM0.85m
8:44PM0.89m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.14m
1:34AM0.06m
1:34PM0.10m
2:05AM0.02m
2:14PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
20
22
22
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
24
24
26
25
25
25
26
25
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