North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Bar sea temperature is
21.7°C
2.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 5AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
SE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.3
E
7
2.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
18
43
29
18
28
27
26
35
11
20
45
66
77
126
151
150
176
284
377
474
508
539
562
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:28AM0.57m
4:10PM0.70m
4:33AM0.60m
5:11PM0.73m
5:35AM0.66m
5:55PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.30m
10:29PM0.28m
9:44AM0.30m
11:14PM0.23m
10:58AM0.25m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
 mm
1
3
3
4
3
4
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
16
17
17
19
20
19
19
19
19
15
14
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
12
12
13
Feels °C
13
14
13
16
17
16
18
18
20
9
8
9
10
11
9
9
9
9
8
4
5
2
2
3
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