Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 5AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
792
745
712
671
696
627
1070
1240
1297
1177
1182
1126
1158
1102
786
653
667
610
509
464
445
327
282
177
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
35
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:23AM0.62m
3:45PM0.68m
4:34AM0.68m
4:47PM0.71m
5:21AM0.76m
5:35PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.30m
10:07PM0.21m
10:24AM0.24m
10:49PM0.16m
11:19AM0.17m
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
10
10
12
15
14
12
12
11
9
9
10
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
3
3
2
4
7
6
4
3
1
-1
-1
1
3
2
0
-1
0
-1
-1
1
5
9
9
5
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