North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
22.2° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
89
66
64
64
73
89
99
99
42
51
51
50
55
42
33
38
25
29
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:48PM0.74m
12:35PM0.87m
00:23AM0.67m
1:23PM0.81m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.12m
5:30AM0.09m
6:28PM0.20m
6:07AM0.15m
7:27PM0.26m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
20
22
23
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
20
21
21
22
22
21
25
24
25
25
25
27
26
26
25
26
25
25
26
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