Bald Head Island

Bald Head Island is an S-facing beach break in North Carolina, United States. It picks up swell from ENE to SSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 38% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

S (180°)

Best swell

SE to SSW (140°–209°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

ENE to SSW (65° to 208.5°)

Offshore wind

N

Tide

NOAA station TEC2847

Wave buoy

Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) · 40 km away

Cams

2 (2 play here)