Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
106
120
72
134
137
134
132
98
123
130
137
147
195
202
212
218
168
160
117
115
73
72
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
6:00AM0.84m
6:19PM0.78m
6:39AM0.92m
7:03PM0.81m
7:19AM0.99m
7:47PM0.84m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.09m
00:08AM0.04m
12:50PM0.02m
00:48AM-0.01m
1:35PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
9
9
12
13
11
10
10
9
8
8
10
12
12
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
2
2
2
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
8
8
6
8
9
9
9
10
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