North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
S
6
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
13
29
52
58
72
77
74
72
70
72
75
75
77
79
77
58
72
132
112
80
69
53
51
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
High Tide
7:34AM0.74m
7:45PM0.87m
8:07AM0.80m
8:14PM0.88m
8:37AM0.85m
8:44PM0.89m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.11m
12:53PM0.14m
1:34AM0.06m
1:34PM0.10m
2:05AM0.02m
2:14PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:27
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
22
23
22
22
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
25
25
25
26
24
Feels °C
19
18
18
20
21
21
19
20
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
24
26
26
25
26
22
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