Bay Head surf break

Bay Head surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bay Head today?

The current surf forecast for Bay Head at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)788888889888799988888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49111108848262592019425420216567647354382212201912
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
0.07
9:50AM
0.09
10:14PM
0.07
10:26AM
0.09
10:51PM
0.08
11:02AM
0.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
0.00
4:26PM
-0.01
4:24AM
-0.00
5:05PM
-0.01
5:06AM
-0.00
5:42PM
-0.01
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----7:15-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset------4:58-------4:59-------5:00-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---122------------------
Temp. °C33334210-1-3-4-4-2110-5-6-7-8-7-6-5-5
Feels °C (?)01002-2-4-6-8-11-12-12-10-8-8-10-15-15-15-16-16-16-14-13
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