Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lavallette today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lavallette at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lavallette. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:52PM1.31m | 12:26PM1.44m | 00:41AM1.22m | 1:12PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.20m | 5:52AM0.16m | 6:30PM0.28m | 6:35AM0.27m | 7:29PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
22 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | E 13 | SE 13 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 9 | SSE 3 |
9 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 9 | — | 13 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | SE 7 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SE 7 |
— | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 3 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 238 | 79 | 97 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 163 | 213 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 73 | 407 | 0 | 14 |
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