Bay Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.07° N 74.04° W

Bay Head 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bay Head sea temperature is
23.1° C
0.6° 

Bay Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bay Head today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bay Head at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Bay Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.7
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
108
168
167
176
147
154
127
96
75
73
69
54
50
48
48
31
19
10
23
56
78
78
73
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
N
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:08AM0.08m
5:46PM0.09m
6:01AM0.07m
6:37PM0.09m
6:58AM0.07m
7:31PM0.09m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.02m
11:31AM0.02m
00:26AM0.02m
12:26PM0.02m
1:22AM0.02m
1:17PM0.02m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:17
 mm
2
Temp °C
23
21
22
25
28
27
27
24
22
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
21
18
21
25
28
26
27
21
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
21
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
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