Lavallette surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am 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)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
0.7
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
27
21
21
20
30
32
43
38
48
65
99
150
219
238
215
222
222
222
245
262
286
388
469
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
E
40
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:28PM1.58m
12:16PM1.35m
00:28AM1.50m
1:14PM1.35m
1:25AM1.42m
2:09PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:59AM-0.03m
6:03PM0.15m
6:58AM0.03m
7:09PM0.22m
8:00AM0.07m
8:20PM0.26m
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
1
2
9
8
4
4
8
7
5
Temp °C
20
17
17
16
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
19
14
12
10
9
7
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
3
1
0
2
2
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
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
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
36
27
19
19
19
12
12
19
17
16
4
7
7
7
7
7
4
4
7
7
7
Swell 2
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
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
7
7
7
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
N
3
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
5
16
30
32
43
38
48
65
99
150
219
238
215
222
222
222
245
262
286
388
469
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
69
75
75
71
75
889
428
75
473
484
463
484
473
489
489
360
360
500
503
360
360
865
469
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
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