Lavallette surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 EDT
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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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lavallette today?

The current surf forecast for Lavallette at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Lavallette. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
6
2
E
7
2.3
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
57
114
193
194
206
192
178
188
212
193
349
532
691
865
1047
1149
1126
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
45
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:16PM1.35m
00:28AM1.50m
1:14PM1.35m
1:25AM1.42m
2:09PM1.37m
2:20AM1.35m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.15m
6:58AM0.03m
7:09PM0.22m
8:00AM0.07m
8:20PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
3
10
7
14
4
5
7
12
15
Temp °C
17
17
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
8
8
9
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
8
8
10
10
8
7
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
3
0
-1
2
3
4
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
19
19
12
11
19
18
18
15
7
7
4
4
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
21
20
20
20
6
7
7
4
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
8
8
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
6
2
E
7
2.3
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
6
16
20
15
14
18
57
114
193
194
206
192
178
188
212
193
349
532
691
865
1047
1149
1126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
75
75
79
92
71
71
503
473
500
543
2489
2489
547
428
391
360
360
865
865
247
266
360
254
135
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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