North Bar surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 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
9.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
54
52
52
50
31
30
20
19
16
16
16
16
16
16
10
16
10
10
10
9
40
41
46
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NNW
25
N
10
NW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
5
E
0
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:54AM0.68m
4:39PM0.81m
4:59AM0.71m
5:33PM0.91m
6:00AM0.74m
6:26PM0.99m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.07m
11:05PM0.10m
11:02AM0.02m
00:01AM0.02m
11:51AM-0.03m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
6
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
2
2
1
7
6
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
6
8
8
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
34
54
52
52
50
31
30
20
19
16
16
9
9
9
16
10
10
10
26
16
9
40
41
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
16
19
7
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
5
16
10
10
10
9
17
15
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
11
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
13
7
18
3
3
10
9
9
9
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
W
2
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
5
1
SW
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
11
9
2
1
8
28
31
41
41
44
50
94
148
154
175
154
130
69
62
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
28
73
33
2
57
170
214
211
211
185
185
214
1073
1671
1073
245
413
191
30
26
2
175
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Long Island New York
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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