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North Bar Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | |
118 | 121 | 108 | 75 | 62 | 46 | 54 | 71 | 92 | 137 | 122 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 58 | 67 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 37 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:52AM0.80m | 8:11PM1.09m | 8:46AM0.82m | 9:05PM1.11m | 9:40AM0.83m | 9:59PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM-0.11m | 2:33AM-0.13m | 2:18PM-0.12m | 3:25AM-0.13m | 3:08PM-0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:01 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 118 | 121 | 108 | 75 | 55 | 46 | 54 | 71 | 74 | 137 | 85 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 58 | 81 | 66 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 37 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | 80 | 68 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 92 | 49 | 122 | — | — | — | 17 | 67 | 54 | 51 | 34 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 38 | 63 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 13 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 123 | 249 | 268 | 124 | 167 | — | 63 | 76 | 93 | 113 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 1108 | 1156 | 214 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 131 | 131 | 659 | 659 | 659 | 214 | 2 |
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