Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.4
NW
3
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
7
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
5
1.8
NE
6
2.2
NE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
6
1.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
13
13
13
3
6
3
3
104
68
59
75
59
95
143
192
412
392
362
331
307
289
316
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
20
WNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:10PM0.66m
11:41AM0.77m
11:55PM0.62m
12:26PM0.72m
00:49AM0.60m
1:20PM0.69m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.18m
5:52PM0.23m
5:37AM0.23m
6:47PM0.27m
6:31AM0.28m
7:56PM0.27m
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light rain
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rain showers
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
14
16
17
18
19
19
19
19
14
11
8
7
7
10
8
5
4
4
5
6
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
9
11
12
13
14
15
15
18
7
3
-1
-1
-1
2
-3
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
1
1
0
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