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North Bar Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
11.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at North Bar today?
The current surf forecast for North Bar at 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, near gales from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
29 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 39 | 59 | 62 | 48 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 40 | 66 | 135 | 240 | 363 | 480 | 665 | 823 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:35PM0.80m | 00:51AM0.89m | 1:37PM0.80m | 1:54AM0.81m | 2:41PM0.81m | 2:58AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.06m | 7:14AM0.02m | 7:15PM0.11m | 8:15AM0.05m | 8:38PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | S 18 |
 kJ | 53 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | S 6 | SE 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 39 | 59 | 62 | 48 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 40 | 66 | 135 | 240 | 363 | 480 | 665 | 823 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 26 | 39 | 28 | 130 | 667 | 624 | 130 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 649 | 657 | 669 | 684 | 684 | 566 | 645 | 690 | 684 | 566 | 510 | 510 | 510 |
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