North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)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 Wed morning, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
1
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
53
53
40
48
45
39
29
14
21
39
30
20
20
25
22
12
12
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:23AM0.67m
1:23PM0.81m
1:03AM0.61m
2:23PM0.77m
Low Tide
6:28PM0.20m
6:07AM0.15m
7:27PM0.26m
6:51AM0.20m
8:51PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
22
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
21
20
20
22
Feels °C
23
24
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
25
26
25
21
19
19
21
22
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