Bay Head Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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Bay Head Surf Guide

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.

Bay Head Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	3	fairly consistent	10.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bay Head:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bay Head occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bay Head (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Bay Head with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 49% of the time in July while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

49%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bay Head Location Map

Interactive Bay Head surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Bay Head Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 03:51 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	5	6	6	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Bay Head look like?

Latest photos from Bay Head. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

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Tides at Bay Head

Current tide and informaton

For Beaverdam Creek entrance, New Jersey, 2 km from Bay Head.

Next High Water: 01:34pm | 0.08m

Next Low Water: 07:38am | 0.01m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bay Head Sea Temperature

Sunny with deceptively warm air temperatures, yet the sea remains quite cold at Bay Head. Surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit and optionally a hood, neoprene gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.