North Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
22.1° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 10AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
1.2
ENE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
56
115
230
223
182
156
115
87
58
42
28
14
11
13
13
16
15
14
14
14
35
83
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:43PM0.74m
3:07AM0.55m
4:56PM0.75m
5:09AM0.57m
5:52PM0.77m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.24m
10:13PM0.29m
8:54AM0.27m
11:11PM0.26m
10:13AM0.26m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
23
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
18
18
20
22
21
21
18
19
19
20
25
24
23
24
24
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