Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lavallette today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lavallette at 5AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lavallette. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 46 | 38 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50AM1.28m | 7:03PM1.51m | 7:28AM1.35m | 7:40PM1.54m | 8:03AM1.41m | 8:15PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.14m | 12:49PM0.21m | 1:27AM0.09m | 1:34PM0.17m | 2:06AM0.05m | 2:17PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 |
11 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 46 | 38 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | — | S 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 44 | 42 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 40 | 45 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 881 | 199 | 199 | 163 | 199 | 892 | 881 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 372 | 372 | 391 | 1185 | 205 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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