Surf Forecasts:
Bayfield surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, NNW swell with 211 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 18 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bayfield this week:
The surf forecast for Bayfield over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bayfield in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bayfield over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Bayfield over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this is a tough stretch. We’re looking at a long, dry spell of flat or near-flat conditions with nothing but poor surf quality for day after day. The first real chance to even paddle out comes on Saturday, July 18th, but even then it’s not much to write home about.
We’ve got a tiny bump of swell on Saturday morning, maybe 4ft from the SW with a short period of 5 seconds – that’s weak, windswell stuff. The combined energy is only 59, so it’s barely pushing. The wind is onshore, so it’s not going to be pretty. Saturday afternoon is a little better: still a small 4ft from the WNW, but the wind swings cross-offshore, which cleans things up. The energy creeps up to 86, but it’s still weak. Surfable, but very ordinary. That’s the best we get all period.
After that, it’s a sad story. Sunday the 19th morning is flat, and the afternoon brings a tiny 1ft, 3-second wind bump with a cross-shore chop. From Monday the 20th right through to the end of the month, the combined energy is either zero or in the single digits. We’re talking 0.3ft, 1ft – just ripples. The wind is mostly onshore, cross-on, or fresh cross-shore; it’s all junk. There’s a glassy morning on Friday, July 17th, but no swell at all.
Bayfield is a beach/jetty setup, and it’s rated for advanced surfers, but even they won’t find anything here. The water is a crazy warm 75°F – that’s 12°F warmer than normal for this time of year, which is really unusual. But with no waves, it doesn’t matter much.
Look, if you’re desperate, Saturday afternoon, July 18th, is the only window. It’s small, clean-ish, and you might get a knee-high wave. But honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing for the rest of the run. The crowds are sometimes a problem at Bayfield, but they won’t be this week.
Hang in there. Forecasts can change, but for now, it’s a flat spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 5 | — | — | SSE 3 | SW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NW 6 | W 6 | SW 5 | NNW 5 | SW 5 | — | — |
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 kJ | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 191 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NE 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | SW 5 | WNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 59 | 66 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 191 | 93 | 77 | 78 | 39 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1963 | 1228 | 1567 | 1228 | 1537 | 1235 | 0 | 848 | 744 | 744 | 752 | 804 | 820 | 800 | 1488 | 1743 | 1582 | 1725 | 765 | 750 |
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