Lavallette Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New Jersey, USA)

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Lavallette Surf Guide

Lavallette in New Jersey is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Sometimes crowded. Take care of rips and rocks.

Lavallette Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	3	fairly consistent	10.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Lavallette:

The best conditions reported for surf at Lavallette occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Lavallette (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Lavallette with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in July while 54% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

54%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Lavallette Location Map

Interactive Lavallette surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Lavallette is Lakehurst Naes Airport (NEL) in USA, 25 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Lavallette is Mc Guire Afb (Wrightstown) Airport (WRI), also in USA, 45 km (28 miles) away.

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Lavallette Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 05:47 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	6	6	7	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Lavallette

Current tide and informaton

For Seaside Heights, ocean, New Jersey, 3 km from Lavallette.

Next High Water: 10:28am | 1.13m

Next Low Water: 04:17pm | 0.26m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Lavallette Sea Temperature

Sunny with deceptively warm air temperatures, yet the sea remains quite cold at Lavallette. Surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit and optionally a hood, neoprene gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.