Bay Head Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Bay Head

Bay Head in New Jersey is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the west. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks favour rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Bay Head Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bay Head:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Jenkinsons (Point Pleasant)	2 mi
Second closest break	Manasquan Inlet	2 mi
Third closest break	Brick Beach 2	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Normandy Beach - 7th Street	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Sea Girt	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Bay Head:
Closest wave buoy	New York Harbour Buoy	28 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	33 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Long Island Buoy	48 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Western Long Island Sound Buoy	67 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Texas Tower Buoy	84 mi
Tide stations nearest to Bay Head:
Closest tide station	Beaverdam Creek entrance, Metedeconk River, New Jer	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Beaverdam Creek entrance, New Jersey	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Beaverdam Creek, inside, Metedeconk River, New Jers	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Beaverdam Creek, inside, New Jersey	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Brielle, Route 35 bridge, Manasquan River, New Jers	2 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Bay Head:
Closest ski area	Campgaw Mountain (United States)	68 mi
Second closest ski area	Spring Mountain Ski Area (United States)	78 mi
Third closest ski area	Sterling Forest Ski Center (United States)	78 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mountain Creek Resort (United States)	81 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hidden Valley Club (United States)	82 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Bay Head:
Closest city location	Bay Head (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Point Pleasant Beach (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Point Pleasant (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Brielle (United States)	3 mi
Fifth closest city location	Manasquan (United States)	4 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Bay Head is Lakehurst Naes Airport (NEL) in USA, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Bay Head is Mc Guire Afb (Wrightstown) Airport (WRI), also in USA, 47 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is John F Kennedy International (New York) Airport (JFK) in USA, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN) in USA is 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Bay Head and is 70 km (43 miles) away.