North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
19.8° C
1.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 9AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
8
0.6
S
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
5
9
9
4
9
9
9
9
8
3
24
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
45
S
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:07AM0.94m
10:23PM1.02m
10:56AM0.95m
11:08PM0.94m
11:45AM0.94m
Low Tide
3:40AM-0.12m
3:39PM-0.06m
4:23AM-0.09m
4:31PM-0.02m
5:04AM-0.05m
5:25PM0.05m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
27
27
27
24
22
20
22
25
25
25
23
23
23
23
24
24
21
20
23
Feels °C
21
21
22
23
22
23
25
25
22
21
19
20
20
20
20
20
22
23
23
23
22
18
14
19
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