North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 EDT
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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
9.5° 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 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
100
71
71
69
53
54
51
50
48
37
37
27
37
38
37
45
45
45
43
44
45
38
39
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:46AM0.82m
9:05PM1.11m
9:40AM0.83m
9:59PM1.09m
10:36AM0.82m
10:54PM1.04m
Low Tide
2:18PM-0.12m
3:25AM-0.13m
3:08PM-0.10m
4:18AM-0.11m
4:02PM-0.06m
5:13AM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
Temp °C
20
23
24
25
23
21
20
17
17
17
20
20
21
18
22
20
23
24
23
20
22
21
18
18
19
21
20
20
19
21
19
14
14
17
19
18
19
15
20
18
21
21
18
15
20
17
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
122
100
71
71
69
78
88
50
50
48
37
37
27
37
38
37
45
45
45
43
44
45
38
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.5
S
7
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
74
26
53
54
51
34
25
1
1
7
7
7
7
10
10
10
10
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.6
S
7
0.3
ENE
3
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
38
2
6
4
6
7
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SW
7
0.3
ENE
3
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
Energy kJ
63
78
123
139
2
40
29
33
41
49
55
55
71
100
148
200
239
306
236
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
30
52
0
2
26
69
423
659
659
659
311
220
193
212
316
193
193
191
30
59
59
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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