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Bay Head
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 3 ft swell at 7 s
Tue 3 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- SW 4 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 19kJ
- Wind
- SSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 66kJ
- Wind
- S 9 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Sat 7 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 87kJ
- Wind
- WNW 7 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Sun 8 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 79kJ
- Wind
- NNE 8 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Mon 9 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 64kJ
- Wind
- ESE 6 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 25, too small
- Tue 35, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 59, too small
- Fri 615, too small
- Sat 722, too small
- Sun 818, too small
- Mon 911, too small
- Tue 106, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces Etakes swell from the E
- Offshore: Wwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–10 ftof swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 15kJ | offshorewind from the west, 5 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 16°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft8 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 9, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 66kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 18°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 22, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 18, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 79kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 13°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 11, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 6, poor | 6 ft7 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 357kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots | 18°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 00:55 +0.5 mLow 06:54 −0.5 mHigh 13:14 +0.8 mLow 19:46 −0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:04 +0.6 mLow 08:06 −0.5 mHigh 14:21 +0.7 mLow 20:46 −0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:06 +0.7 mLow 09:12 −0.6 mHigh 15:23 +0.7 mLow 21:40 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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More surf near here
5 places
- Howe St. Jetty 1.2 km away
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- Jenks 3.7 km away
- Manasquan Inlet 3.9 km away
- Princeton Ave. 4.2 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Bay Head
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces E (101°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (281°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 53). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 24°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Bay Head, 0 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 3 wind sports spots.
Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,100–US$1,960 each
about US$1,100–US$1,960 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to EWR, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$154–US$328 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,100–US$1,960 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 5 min by car · 20 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Bay Head its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Point Pleasant Beach on Booking.com
about 5 min by car · 37 places to stay
- Beds in Manasquan on Booking.com
about 15 min by car · 8 places to stay
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 25m
About 5h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → EWR, direct, then 1h 30m by road
Flights MDW → EWR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.