North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.9° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
E
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
15
14
14
14
22
21
12
21
24
70
83
58
25
23
23
19
18
18
18
29
28
27
25
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
NW
20
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM0.62m
1:16PM0.74m
1:14AM0.59m
2:31PM0.70m
2:28AM0.57m
4:10PM0.70m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.23m
7:37PM0.31m
7:03AM0.27m
9:21PM0.31m
8:15AM0.30m
10:29PM0.28m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:50
6:47
 mm
1
2
2
4
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
25
26
24
20
17
16
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
18
19
Feels °C
18
20
21
22
25
24
21
14
10
10
9
9
11
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
15
16
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