North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
19.3° C
2.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 11AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
1.6
S
6
2
S
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
70
51
49
48
49
36
35
6
6
5
188
360
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1819
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
0
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
S
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
High Tide
1:24PM0.88m
1:18AM0.68m
2:18PM0.84m
2:02AM0.61m
3:18PM0.80m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.07m
7:21PM0.17m
7:03AM0.12m
8:32PM0.22m
7:48AM0.17m
9:44PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
1
4
26
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
22
23
23
23
24
24
25
23
Feels °C
18
18
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
19
20
20
20
17
21
21
22
23
23
24
23
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