Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.08° N 71.88° W

North Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's North Bar sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for North Bar at 12PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (12 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (12 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
2
1
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)
2.4
SSE
10
2.1
S
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1042
826
552
474
412
355
290
235
201
160
129
76
55
87
8
7
10
11
12
12
12
13
5
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
30
NNE
25
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
S
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:22AM0.99m
9:31PM0.79m
9:56AM0.95m
10:01PM0.75m
10:30AM0.89m
10:33PM0.70m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.01m
3:14PM0.02m
3:01AM0.04m
3:50PM0.07m
3:35AM0.08m
4:27PM0.13m
cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:09
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Temp °C
14
13
14
18
20
18
17
17
16
14
14
15
16
18
19
19
18
18
20
22
23
22
19
Feels °C
7
8
10
16
18
15
14
16
12
10
10
12
13
15
14
14
13
14
17
19
21
22
20
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