North Bar Surf Forecast

/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (41.08° N 71.88° W)

Surf Forecasts:

North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 EDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

North Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's North Bar sea temperature is 11.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at North Bar today?

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 May)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (21 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (21 May)	2ft (0.6m)	6s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 20			Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat 23
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 6	S 6	E 5	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	38	38	29	28	21	21	29	21	30	42	42	37	31	27	37	49	52
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NE	NNE	NE	E	ESE	SE	NE	NE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				11:52PM0.97m				12:35PM0.80m				00:51AM0.89m				1:37PM0.80m				1:54AM0.81m
Low Tide	4:58PM-0.00m					6:12AM-0.02m				6:01PM0.06m				7:14AM0.02m				7:15PM0.11m					8:15AM0.05m


	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—
	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	8:05
mm	—	2	3	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	20	18	17	16	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12
Feels °C	20	23	18	13	14	13	9	7	9	8	8	9	8	5	6	7	7	6	6	7	7	5	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	29	29	117	88	68	66	53	38	38	29	28	19	17	16	21	13	14	14	14	31	27	9	9	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 5	E 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 9	S 6	S 6	S 7	SE 13	SE 13	ENE 4	ESE 10	SE 13	—	SE 13
kJ	8	8	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	15	11	6	6	29	6	6	4	7	7	3	9	7	—	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 14	S 7	SSE 7	SE 13	SE 13	—	SE 10	SE 13	SE 13	—	SE 13
kJ	—	—	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	20	20	21	21	7	4	5	7	7	—	14	7	7	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 7	—	NW 3	N 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	—	ENE 4	ENE 3	E 4	E 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	NE 4	ENE 4	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	170	175	—	2	1	2	3	10	13	29	21	—	4	2	13	30	42	42	37	4	1	37	49	52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sands New Jersey	Montauk Point - Turtles Long Island NY	Montauk Point - Turtles Long Island NY	Montauk Point - Turtles Long Island NY	Montauk Point - Turtles Long Island NY	Montauk Point - Turtles Long Island NY	Greenhill Rhode Island	Misquamicut State Beach Rhode Island	Coastguards Long Island NY	Moose Nova Scotia	Coastguards Long Island NY	Democrat Point Robert Moses Long Island NY	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	Boilers (Ranger Station) Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Jennette's Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Jennette's Pier Carolina North	Avon Pier Carolina North	Avon Pier Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	193	2	2	2	2	2	39	28	131	792	131	130	654	669	661	657	661	684	684	684	33	657	711	711
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York		Fire Island	Rockaway	Outside Ponquogue	Outside Ponquogue	Georgica Pond	Democrat Point Robert Moses		Connecticut Street Jetty		Coastguards	Democrat Point Robert Moses									Georgica Pond
Rating (10 max)		2	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1									1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Slip Point (Clallam Bay) Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Elwha Washington	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Strait Washington	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	K.O.A Carolina North	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Neah Bay Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	3	2	3	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Header Global	Mata Veri Chile	Mata Veri Chile	Mata Veri Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Bali Village Indonesia	Pauba Brazil	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Arrawarra Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Black Rock Australia	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	7	8	7	6	5	5	6	7	7	8	8	7	6

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