Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lavallette today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lavallette at 9AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lavallette. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 35 | 43 | 42 | 36 | 37 | 44 | 75 | 56 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:21AM1.10m | 2:50PM1.32m | 3:17AM1.08m | 3:46PM1.32m | 4:18AM1.09m | 4:44PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.39m | 9:37PM0.37m | 9:33AM0.39m | 10:30PM0.33m | 10:27AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 56 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ENE 5 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | W 2 |
31 | 35 | 43 | 42 | 36 | 37 | 44 | 75 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | — | 14 | 11 | 27 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 425 | 425 | 881 | 134 | 1022 | 258 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 97 | 189 | 378 | 181 | 371 | 181 | 194 | 15 | 416 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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