What are the current surf conditions at Bay Head?

Bay Head currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Bay Head?

The best time to surf Bay Head is typically when swell comes from the E direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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Bay Head, New Jersey

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🌬️ WIND

6
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🌊 SWELL

1.8
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HEIGHT

1.8ft

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8kt

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AIR TEMP

6°C

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0.3ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.8ft waves with wind swell (short period) with very light winds Note: winds from W would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

POOR1 good hours

🌊 0.8-2.7ft 💨 6-10kt 🌡️ 5-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	E	7kt	SE	8kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	E	6kt	SE	7kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	E	6kt	SE	6kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	E	6kt	SE	7kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	E	6kt	SE	7kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	E	7kt	SE	8kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	E	7kt	SE	8kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	E	7kt	SE	8kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	E	7kt	SE	8kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	E	7kt	SE	8kt	5°C	6°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	E	6kt	SE	8kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	E	6kt	SE	8kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	ESE	7kt	SE	9kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	ESE	8kt	SSE	10kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	ESE	9kt	SSE	11kt	6°C	6°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	ESE	10kt	SSE	12kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	7s	E	10kt	SSE	12kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	E	10kt	SSE	13kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	E	10kt	SSE	13kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	10kt	SSE	13kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	10kt	SSE	13kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	ESE	10kt	S	14kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	9s	ESE	10kt	S	14kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	10s	ESE	10kt	S	14kt	7°C	7°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

POOR9 excellent hours

🌊 2.8-3.6ft 💨 6-17kt 🌡️ 7-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	10s	ESE	9kt	S	13kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	10s	ESE	8kt	SSW	11kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	10s	ESE	7kt	SSW	9kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SSW	9kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SW	8kt	7°C	7°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SW	7kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	10s	ESE	6kt	SW	8kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	7kt	SW	8kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	10s	ESE	7kt	SW	9kt	7°C	6°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	10s	ESE	8kt	SSW	9kt	8°C	7°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	10s	ESE	8kt	SSW	10kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	10s	ESE	9kt	S	11kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	11kt	S	14kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	13kt	S	17kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	15kt	S	20kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	16kt	S	21kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	17kt	S	22kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	17kt	S	24kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	17kt	S	24kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SSW	25kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	16kt	SSW	25kt	9°C	7°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	15kt	SSW	24kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	10s	ESE	14kt	SSW	22kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	10s	ESE	13kt	SSW	21kt	10°C	8°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

GOOD7 excellent hours

🌊 3.1-3.6ft 💨 4-15kt 🌡️ 9-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	3.6ft	10s	ESE	12kt	SW	19kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	10kt	SW	16kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	10s	ESE	9kt	SW	14kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	10s	ESE	10kt	W	15kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	11kt	WNW	16kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	3.5ft	10s	ESE	12kt	NNW	17kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	10s	ESE	13kt	NNW	19kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	10s	ESE	14kt	NNW	21kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	10s	ESE	15kt	NNW	23kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	10s	ESE	13kt	NNW	20kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	3.4ft	10s	ESE	12kt	N	18kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	10s	ESE	10kt	N	15kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	10s	ESE	10kt	N	15kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	3.4ft	10s	ESE	10kt	N	15kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	10s	ESE	10kt	N	15kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	10s	ESE	9kt	N	14kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	3.3ft	10s	ESE	8kt	NNE	12kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	ESE	8kt	NNE	11kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	ESE	6kt	N	10kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	ESE	5kt	N	8kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	10s	ESE	4kt	NNW	7kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	5kt	N	8kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	5kt	N	9kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	N	9kt	10°C	8°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 12

GOOD1 excellent hours

🌊 2.1-3.1ft 💨 5-15kt 🌡️ 8-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	NNE	9kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	NNE	9kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	NNE	8kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	10s	ESE	6kt	NNE	7kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NNE	6kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NNE	5kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	10s	ESE	5kt	NE	6kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	10s	ESE	6kt	ENE	6kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	10s	E	6kt	E	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	10s	E	6kt	ESE	7kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	10s	E	6kt	SE	8kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	10s	E	6kt	SSE	8kt	8°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	10s	E	8kt	SSE	11kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	10s	E	11kt	SSE	13kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	10s	E	13kt	SSE	16kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	10s	E	13kt	SSE	18kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	10s	E	14kt	S	20kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	E	15kt	S	22kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	E	15kt	S	24kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	E	15kt	S	26kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	E	15kt	S	27kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	E	15kt	S	28kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	15kt	S	29kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	15kt	S	30kt	9°C	8°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

POOR1 good hours

🌊 1.2-3.3ft 💨 10-19kt 🌡️ 9-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	17kt	SSW	32kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	18kt	SSW	34kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	19kt	SSW	36kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	19kt	SSW	34kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	18kt	SSW	31kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	E	18kt	SSW	29kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	16kt	SW	26kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	15kt	SW	24kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	13kt	SW	21kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	E	13kt	SW	20kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	E	13kt	SW	19kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	E	13kt	SSW	18kt	13°C	8°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	E	14kt	SW	20kt	14°C	8°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	E	15kt	SW	22kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	E	15kt	SW	24kt	16°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2ft	8s	SE	15kt	SW	22kt	17°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	7s	SSE	14kt	SW	20kt	18°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	6s	S	13kt	SW	18kt	19°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	7s	SSE	13kt	SW	18kt	18°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	SE	13kt	SW	18kt	18°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	13kt	SW	18kt	17°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	SE	12kt	SW	17kt	17°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	7s	SSE	11kt	WSW	16kt	16°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.9ft	6s	S	10kt	WSW	14kt	16°C	8°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

FAIR4 good hours

🌊 2.1-2.8ft 💨 8-12kt 🌡️ 14-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	13kt	16°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	12kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	11kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	S	8kt	WSW	11kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	8kt	WSW	10kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	SSE	8kt	WSW	10kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	SSE	8kt	WSW	11kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	S	9kt	WSW	12kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	S	10kt	SW	12kt	14°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	S	10kt	SW	12kt	15°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	S	10kt	WSW	12kt	16°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.3ft	6s	S	10kt	WSW	12kt	17°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	S	10kt	SW	13kt	18°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	S	10kt	SW	13kt	18°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	S	10kt	SW	14kt	18°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	S	11kt	SW	14kt	19°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	6s	S	11kt	SW	15kt	20°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	S	12kt	WSW	16kt	21°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	S	11kt	WSW	15kt	20°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	5s	S	11kt	WSW	15kt	20°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	5s	S	10kt	WSW	14kt	20°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	5s	S	9kt	WSW	13kt	19°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	5s	S	9kt	WSW	12kt	18°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	5s	S	8kt	W	11kt	18°C	9°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

POOR1 good hours

🌊 0.7-2.0ft 💨 4-17kt 🌡️ 13-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	5s	S	7kt	W	10kt	17°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	S	7kt	W	8kt	17°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	S	6kt	W	7kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	S	5kt	W	6kt	16°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	S	5kt	W	5kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	S	4kt	W	5kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	S	5kt	W	5kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	5s	S	6kt	WSW	6kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	5s	S	6kt	WSW	7kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	SSE	7kt	SW	8kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	SE	8kt	SSW	10kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	9kt	S	11kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	11kt	S	13kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	12kt	S	16kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	14kt	S	18kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	15kt	S	20kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	16kt	S	22kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	17kt	S	24kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	16kt	S	23kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	15kt	S	22kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	14kt	SSW	21kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SSW	23kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	15kt	SSW	24kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	ESE	16kt	SSW	26kt	14°C	9°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.5ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:6-17kt SE

Water Temperature:6-8°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Bay Head, NJ, is an exposed beach/jetty break with fairly consistent surf year-round. It works best with a southeast swell and offshore winds from the west, with mid-tide on a rising tide being ideal. The break favors rights and receives both windswell and groundswell. Summer, especially July, offers the most consistent clean waves. Crowds can be an issue when it’s working, and surfers should be cautious of strong rips.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSE

Ideal Wind DirectionW

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