Bay Head Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.07° N 74.04° W

Bay Head WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bay Head sea temperature is
24.4°C
1.9° 

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


Bay Head surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SE swell with 98 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bay Head this week:

The surf forecast for Bay Head over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bay Head in the next 16 days are 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Sun 23rd Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 6s
Best Surf11PM (Sun 23rd Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 6s
Most Powerful 5PM (Fri 28th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bay Head over the next 16 days.


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