North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.5° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.8
E
4
1.7
E
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
10
9
12
12
19
214
212
177
167
167
186
175
158
138
110
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
5
WNW
30
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:17AM0.94m
10:34PM0.82m
10:59AM0.94m
11:19PM0.77m
11:46AM0.94m
Low Tide
3:47AM-0.01m
4:22PM0.05m
4:26AM0.01m
5:11PM0.09m
5:09AM0.04m
6:06PM0.13m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
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7:22
7:20
7:19
 mm
1
5
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
22
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
20
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
21
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
25
17
13
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
20
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