North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
13
12
12
27
18
19
18
23
33
51
66
57
46
46
39
27
22
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
NNW
35
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:23PM0.77m
1:53AM0.57m
3:43PM0.74m
3:07AM0.55m
4:56PM0.75m
Low Tide
8:51PM0.30m
7:45AM0.24m
10:13PM0.29m
8:54AM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
7
3
1
1
1
1
9
12
4
Temp °C
24
25
25
23
18
18
17
18
19
21
22
21
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
26
25
24
22
13
15
14
15
15
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
20
19
21
22
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