North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 2026 EDT
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North Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Bar sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at North Bar today?

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
288
192
157
122
246
124
121
101
84
62
59
54
40
55
59
86
128
55
45
43
55
51
40
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
NW
20
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
W
15
N
15
NE
20
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:18PM1.05m
7:52AM0.80m
8:11PM1.09m
8:46AM0.82m
9:05PM1.11m
Low Tide
12:40PM-0.08m
1:43AM-0.11m
1:28PM-0.11m
2:33AM-0.13m
2:18PM-0.12m
3:25AM-0.13m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
21
22
23
22
22
21
19
17
10
11
12
9
9
10
9
8
9
10
9
10
8
8
10
13
20
18
19
19
21
18
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
1.2
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
1.2
SSW
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
1.3
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
Energy kJ
360
288
192
157
122
246
124
121
101
75
55
54
54
40
55
59
129
103
55
45
163
88
64
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
10
0.6
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
101
99
99
110
122
49
72
68
90
84
62
59
44
30
21
13
86
128
10
10
43
55
51
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.8
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.3
SW
4
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
90
49
72
3
49
38
11
10
13
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
4
0.4
SW
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SW
7
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
Energy kJ
5
5
1
3
2
7
26
52
90
216
196
145
96
132
180
164
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
2
26
2
2
0
0
0
0
30
30
1156
154
26
0
0
0
30
191
2
23
26
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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