Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bay Head today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bay Head at 11PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bay Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 696 | 1538 | 890 | 1184 | 1326 | 1402 | 1459 | 2454 | 1504 | 2353 | 1257 | 1030 | 1121 | 867 | 794 | 628 | 520 | 384 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:24PM0.08m | 7:04AM0.08m | 7:19PM0.09m | 7:54AM0.08m | 8:10PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.02m | 1:27PM0.02m | 1:54AM0.01m | 2:17PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 696 | 724 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 1493 | — | 1549 | 1257 | 1030 | 1121 | 867 | 794 | 628 | 520 | 384 | 399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1538 | 890 | 1184 | 1326 | 1402 | 1459 | 2454 | 1504 | 2353 | 44 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 34 | — | — | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 68 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 642 | 653 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 642 | 642 | 642 | 642 | 642 | 91 | 43 | 61 | 144 |
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