Bald Head Island Marina with Old Baldy — Bald Head Island, the nearest town. Photo: KudzuVine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Bald Head Island

Bald Head Island is a town in North Carolina, United States. From Bald Head Island you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Bald Head Island- Point, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ILM, 46 km away.

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Staying in Bald Head Island

15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ILM, 46 km, MYR, 89 km, OAJ, 113 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Bald Head Island.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Bald Head Island too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Bald Head Island- Point0 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft186 kJ

5 ft249 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft23 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bald Head Island- Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	4 ft8 ssoft	186kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 23 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	5 ft8 ssoft	249kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	3 ft8 ssoft	113kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	23kJ	wind from the north, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, offshore	17°C

Long Beach Chill Spot18.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Oak Island, 7 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft119 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Long Beach Chill Spot, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	3 ft8 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	60, good	4 ft9 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	69kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	3 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft7 smushy	21kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	18°C

Oak Island12.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Oak IslandIntermediate and up

4 ft154 kJ

4 ft240 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oak Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 ssoft	154kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	18°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft9 ssoft	240kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	19°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Bald Head Island, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Bald Head Island

Jailhouse ProvisionsBar and grill · 1.0 km from the centre
Cozumel Mexican Kitchen and Beach BarMexican · 1.3 km from the centre
Jules' Salty Grub and Island PubBar and grill · 1.6 km from the centre
Mojo's On The HarborSeafood · 1.6 km from the centre
River Pilot CafeSouthern american · 1.6 km from the centre
Will O' the WispPizza · 1.6 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Bald Head Island, United States