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Bay Head surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bay Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bay Head sea temperature is
8.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bay Head today?
The current surf forecast for Bay Head at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bay Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | S 7 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | |
49 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 56 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:26PM0.08m | 3:40AM0.10m | 4:28PM0.08m | 4:43AM0.09m | 5:30PM0.08m | 5:45AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.01m | 10:27AM0.01m | 10:32PM0.02m | 11:36AM0.01m | 11:48PM0.02m | 12:40PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | |  |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — |
 | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 7 | S 5 | S 6 |
 kJ | 49 | 42 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | NE 3 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | SE 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 15 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 25 | 61 | 25 | 53 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 155 | 394 | 191 | 191 | 511 | 511 | 873 | 873 | 873 | 700 | 873 | 884 | 873 | 205 |
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