Bay Head. Photo: Apc106, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bay Head

Surf and sailing town · United States

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Beds: 20 places

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20 places to stay within 2 km.

Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.

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Spots near here: 35 places in 2 sports

Surf · this week

Demikes · about 30 min by car · stays in Seaside Park
43 out of 100
Asbury Park · about 30 min by car · stays in Asbury Park
42 out of 100
Casino Pier · about 25 min by car · stays in Seaside Heights
42 out of 100
Chadwick Beach · about 20 min by car · stays in Seaside Heights
42 out of 100
Lavallette · about 20 min by car · stays in Lavallette
42 out of 100
The Pier · about 25 min by car · stays in Seaside Heights
42 out of 100
Normandy Beach - 7th Street · about 15 min by car · stays in Seaside Heights
41 out of 100
Seacrest Drive · about 20 min by car · stays in Seaside Heights
41 out of 100

All 32 surf spots

Bay Head · about 5 min by car
40 out of 100
Brick Beach 2 · about 15 min by car · stays in Seaside Heights
40 out of 100
Howe St. Jetty · about 5 min by car · stays in Point Pleasant Beach
40 out of 100
Jenks · about 10 min by car · stays in Point Pleasant Beach
40 out of 100
Mantoloking · about 10 min by car · stays in Point Pleasant Beach
40 out of 100
Princeton Ave. · about 10 min by car · stays in Point Pleasant Beach
40 out of 100
Allenhurst · about 35 min by car · stays in Allenhurst
39 out of 100
Avon by the Sea · about 25 min by car · stays in Avon-by-the-Sea
39 out of 100
Bradley Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Bradley Beach
39 out of 100
Loch Arbor · about 35 min by car · stays in Asbury Park
39 out of 100
Loch Arbor,Darlington,Deal · about 35 min by car · stays in Deal
39 out of 100
Manasquan Inlet · about 10 min by car · stays in Manasquan
39 out of 100
Midway Beach · about 35 min by car · stays in Seaside Park
39 out of 100
Pipes · about 15 min by car · stays in Sea Girt
39 out of 100
Riddle Way · about 10 min by car · stays in Point Pleasant Beach
39 out of 100
Seagrit Private Beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Sea Girt
39 out of 100
Seaside Park, NJ · about 35 min by car · stays in Seaside Park
39 out of 100
The Box · about 15 min by car · stays in Point Pleasant Beach
39 out of 100
18 Ave Belmar · about 20 min by car · stays in Belmar
38 out of 100
Belmar - 16 th Street · about 20 min by car · stays in Belmar
38 out of 100
Belmar - 19 Ave · about 20 min by car · stays in Belmar
38 out of 100
Belmar 17th ave · about 20 min by car · stays in Belmar
38 out of 100
Spring Lake · about 20 min by car · stays in Spring Lake
38 out of 100
Seaside Park · about 30 min by car · stays in Seaside Park · Not for intermediates
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Sailing · this week

Sanzari Marina · 0.9 km · stays here
81 out of 100
Cassidy's Breton Woods Marina · 5.3 km · stays here
5 out of 100
Shore Acres Yacht Club · 7.5 km · stays here
5 out of 100

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Bay Head.

Places to eat

6 near Bay Head

Places to eat near Bay Head

Woodshed PizzaPizza · in the centre
MonAlyssa Italian Restaurant & PizzeriaItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Shore Fresh Seafood Market and RestaurantSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Charlies of Bay HeadSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
Dune Grass CafeBreakfast and brunch · 0.8 km from the centre
Theresa's SouthItalian · 0.9 km from the centre

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Photos of Bay Head

Bay Head, NJ fire company, Dec. 2024 — Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's…, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Twilight Lake from east, Bay Head, NJ, April 2026 — Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's…, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

22.05.25 Bay Head, NJ 4506 — Photo: Phil Richards from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Bay Head

where it is, what is near

Bay Head is a town in New Jersey, United States.

From Bay Head you can reach 32 surf spots and 3 sailing spots.

The nearest is Bay Head, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre.

Overture lists 20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

The nearest airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 67 km away.

In New Jersey · Northeast · United States

20 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 67 km, Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN), 68 km, Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), 69 km

Forecast updated Mon 2 Nov, 09:16 UTC. 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.

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