North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)8899910111110111110101010999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16458365373761789285101825067605326276283346297253207137
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
45
W
50
W
40
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
0.74
6:36PM
0.56
6:52AM
0.76
7:15PM
0.61
7:24AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
0.09
12:12PM
0.03
11:40PM
0.06
12:47PM
-0.02
12:24AM
0.03
1:21PM
-0.05
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----7:09-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset------4:44-------4:45-------4:45-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
Rain (mm)
--------------11--------
Temp. °C0-2-5-5-4-3001367782334542000
Feels °C (?)-10-13-17-17-16-16-11-9-8-6-3-1-10-7-5-2-10-1-3-6-5-6
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