North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
22.0° C
0.2° 

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 (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), 7s 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 12PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
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)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
73
89
97
78
53
41
51
49
45
41
30
33
18
27
14
21
20
20
20
19
12
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
12:35PM0.87m
00:23AM0.67m
1:23PM0.81m
1:03AM0.61m
2:23PM0.77m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.09m
6:28PM0.20m
6:07AM0.15m
7:27PM0.26m
6:51AM0.20m
8:51PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
22
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
21
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
20
21
23
24
24
23
25
25
26
26
26
26
24
24
24
26
27
23
20
24
24
25
25
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