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Lavallette surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lavallette surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lavallette sea temperature is
8.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lavallette today?
The current surf forecast for Lavallette at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lavallette. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 88 | 55 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:26PM 1.25 | 1:07AM 1.23 | 1:17PM 1.17 | 1:58AM 1.24 | 2:09PM 1.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:11AM 0.21 | 6:55PM 0.09 | 7:20AM 0.25 | 7:51PM 0.11 | 8:23AM 0.23 | 8:41PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 4 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 |
| Feels °C (?) | -6 | -10 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -9 |
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