Surf Forecasts:
Bay Head surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, ENE swell with 254 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bay Head this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Bay Head in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bay Head over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper surf around Bay Head. We’re staring down a long, flat spell with nothing worth paddling out for. The first real whisper of something happening doesn’t show up until Monday the 3rd of August, and even then it’s a bit of a tease.
The whole first week and a half is a write-off, with hardly any swell energy to speak of. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, keeping things bumpy and messy. A few mornings like Monday the 27th of July and Tuesday the 28th of July look clean, but the swell is tiny – 2ft to 2ft – so it’s just a complete waste of time. The water temp is sitting around 73°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so at least a swim wouldn’t be cold.
The only glimmer of hope comes on Monday the 3rd of August. The morning shows a pulse of 4ft swell from the SSE with a period of 8 seconds, giving us a moderate energy reading of 259. The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the SSW, so the surface should be looking good. The afternoon gets a serious boost in energy, hitting 764, with a solid 6ft swell from the S and a 9-second period. That’s a decent amount of juice, but it’s probably going to be a bit much for beginners at that size. The wind holds cross-off, so it’ll be clean. This is the standout of the whole forecast, the only real chance to get a few proper waves.
After that, it fades back into nothing. Tuesday the 4th of August has a tiny window of clean 3ft surf in the morning, but it’s weak. Then we’re right back into small, messy, or cross-shore junk for the rest of the run. The wind is often cross-off, but the swell just isn’t there to back it up.
So, that’s the story. A long wait for one decent day. Keep your eyes on the forecast for that Monday the 3rd of August – it’s the only real option on the table.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 63 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 116 | 182 | 245 | 140 | 64 | 43 | 28 | 17 | 29 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:52AM0.07m | 9:12PM0.09m | 9:40AM0.08m | 9:56PM0.10m | 10:23AM0.08m | 10:36PM0.10m | 11:03AM0.08m | 11:13PM0.10m | 11:40AM0.08m | 11:48PM0.10m | 12:16PM0.09m | 00:23AM0.10m | 12:53PM0.09m | 00:59AM0.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.02m | 3:45AM0.01m | 3:40PM0.01m | 4:29AM0.01m | 4:26PM0.01m | 5:11AM0.00m | 5:10PM0.01m | 5:50AM0.00m | 5:51PM0.01m | 6:26AM-0.00m | 6:31PM0.01m | 7:01AM-0.00m | 7:10PM0.01m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 63 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 116 | 182 | 245 | 140 | 64 | 43 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 47 | 46 | 61 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 47 | — | — | — | 12 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 15 | 11 | 29 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 239 | 3 | 3 | 1641 | 363 | 17 | 561 | 10 | 61 | 42 | 17 | 270 | 66 | 17 | 58 | 214 | 181 | 540 | 1273 | 370 |
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