Surf Forecasts:
Bay Head surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, S swell with 144 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bay Head over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with the long-range look at Bay Head. Gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a significant dry spell before anything worth paddling out for shows up. The first real glimmer of hope doesn’t come until Saturday the 12th of September.
The water is running much warmer than normal for this time of year – about 75°, which is over two degrees above average. That warm water is nice, but it doesn't do much for the waves.
The forecast kicks off with a whole lot of nothing. From now until the 11th of September, it’s a write-off: tiny swell, poor conditions, and mostly onshore or cross winds. There are solid nine days of flat and choppy junk.
Then, finally, on Saturday the 12th of September, we get a pulse of life. The morning sees a 5ft swell from the east with a period of 6 seconds, and the combined energy creeps into the moderate range at (152). It’s not a thing of beauty period-wise, but the wind goes light northwest, which will keep the faces clean. That afternoon, it gets even better. The swell drops just a hair to 4ft from the east (132 energy), but the wind goes totally glassy. For a beach/jetty setup like Bay Head, that glassy afternoon session on the 12th is your standout window. It’s the cleanest, most surfable we’ll see in this entire 16-day run.
After that brief highlight, it gets ordinary again quickly. Sunday the 13th morning has some rideable 3ft waves, but the southerly wind picks up hard in the afternoon, ruining it. From there, it’s back into a pattern of poor conditions, with a couple of days sporting onshore winds and a tiny bump of swell that won't offer much.
There is a flicker of something on the 17th of September (Thursday) morning with a 4ft swell from the east-northeast (112 energy), but it’s a cross-onshore wind, so the quality won't be there. Unless you’re desperate for a paddle, I’d save your energy for that glassy Saturday the 12th afternoon session. That’s the only true standout in this whole outlook.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 6 | E 4 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 144 | 74 | 32 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:30PM0.10m | 5:12AM0.08m | 5:37PM0.09m | 6:22AM0.08m | 6:47PM0.10m | 7:32AM0.08m | 7:55PM0.10m | 8:36AM0.09m | 8:55PM0.10m | 9:31AM0.09m | 9:48PM0.11m | 10:20AM0.10m | 10:35PM0.11m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.02m | 11:25AM0.02m | 00:45AM0.01m | 12:42PM0.01m | 1:48AM0.01m | 1:48PM0.01m | 2:43AM0.00m | 2:47PM0.00m | 3:34AM-0.00m | 3:42PM-0.00m | 4:22AM-0.01m | 4:34PM-0.00m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | ENE 10 | E 9 | S 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 74 | 32 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | S 5 | E 8 | — | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | — | SE 3 | E 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | W 3 | W 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 26 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 14 | 14 | 57 | 144 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 456 | 511 | 373 | 416 | 64 | 43 | 3 | 77 | 191 | 875 | 882 | 875 | 402 | 394 | 518 | 1191 | 205 | 124 | 68 |
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