North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
S
6
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
75
77
79
77
74
72
55
54
67
67
53
53
51
50
41
43
31
31
39
33
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
0
NW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
8:07AM0.80m
8:14PM0.88m
8:37AM0.85m
8:44PM0.89m
9:07AM0.89m
9:17PM0.88m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.10m
2:05AM0.02m
2:14PM0.06m
2:37AM-0.01m
2:55PM0.05m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:27
7:24
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
23
20
19
17
18
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
22
22
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
21
16
16
13
16
20
18
19
19
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