North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDT
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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
9.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Bar today?

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
54
44
55
75
130
122
100
71
73
69
52
54
39
39
37
37
37
36
50
38
37
45
45
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:11PM1.09m
8:46AM0.82m
9:05PM1.11m
9:40AM0.83m
9:59PM1.09m
10:36AM0.82m
Low Tide
2:33AM-0.13m
2:18PM-0.12m
3:25AM-0.13m
3:08PM-0.10m
4:18AM-0.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
14
17
20
22
24
25
23
21
17
16
14
13
14
17
18
18
18
17
20
21
11
8
8
9
10
15
19
19
20
21
20
21
12
11
8
9
12
15
17
17
17
15
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SW
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
55
54
40
55
75
130
85
100
71
73
69
67
82
50
34
37
37
37
36
50
38
37
45
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
62
46
44
30
22
13
122
38
52
54
39
39
20
7
5
2
1
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
SE
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
11
14
44
13
12
6
7
7
7
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.3
ENE
2
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
Energy kJ
28
83
181
218
159
74
76
116
150
106
1
8
14
11
14
11
17
23
26
34
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
211
30
1156
154
0
2
0
0
30
26
0
2
45
67
131
659
659
659
225
225
196
193
193
2518
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
2
3
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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