Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lavallette today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lavallette at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lavallette. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.15m | 1:59PM1.35m | 2:21AM1.10m | 2:50PM1.32m | 3:17AM1.08m | 3:46PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.35m | 8:35PM0.38m | 8:31AM0.39m | 9:37PM0.37m | 9:33AM0.39m | 10:30PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ENE 4 |
28 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | S 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | 4 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 5 | — | E 16 | E 8 | E 7 | E 15 | SE 5 | S 5 | E 14 | S 5 | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 17 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 20 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 19 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 79 | 146 | 406 | 1329 | 418 | 407 | 204 | 215 | 425 | 146 | 881 | 3308 | 1014 | 881 | 418 | 36 | 36 | 1193 | 452 | 1193 | 11 | 40 | 132 |
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