North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at North Bar today?

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
44
41
47
28
35
27
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
29
29
28
27
21
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
N
30
NE
25
NE
15
E
5
E
10
S
5
S
0
WNW
15
NNW
20
NE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:36AM0.82m
10:54PM1.04m
11:34AM0.81m
11:52PM0.97m
12:35PM0.80m
00:51AM0.89m
Low Tide
4:02PM-0.06m
5:13AM-0.07m
4:58PM-0.00m
6:12AM-0.02m
6:01PM0.06m
7:14AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:24
5:24
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:04
1
1
14
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
20
18
19
21
24
20
22
25
26
21
21
20
16
14
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
14
17
12
15
18
22
16
19
24
23
18
20
17
11
9
5
6
8
9
7
10
10
8
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
25
44
41
47
28
35
27
28
29
29
29
165
137
108
93
70
53
40
31
29
29
28
27
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
10
10
10
10
9
5
6
8
8
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
28
28
21
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
5
5
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
1
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
2
Energy kJ
151
164
223
312
311
290
270
216
175
154
170
1
1
5
16
9
6
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
30
30
199
30
26
26
196
193
193
193
175
2
2
2
26
39
28
28
2
647
2
2
2
669
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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