Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 11AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
6
1.4
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
44
23
20
18
19
34
47
52
318
586
772
1007
972
1030
1011
901
763
678
631
631
1119
1177
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:20PM0.69m
1:57AM0.59m
2:27PM0.67m
3:23AM0.62m
3:45PM0.68m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.28m
7:56PM0.27m
7:40AM0.31m
9:11PM0.25m
9:06AM0.30m
10:07PM0.21m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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clear
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Temp °C
6
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
14
13
12
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Feels °C
-2
0
3
4
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
3
5
3
3
3
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