Lavallette Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you right off the bat: the next 16 days at Lavallette are lookin’ pretty grim for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of weak, choppy, onshore junk, and only a few brief moments where you might even bother gettin’ the board off the roof.

We kick off on Friday the 24th of July, and it’s a tough start. Tiny 1ft of swell from the southeast, with a short, weak 8-second period. The wind is a cross-onshore breeze from the east at 9 mph, just messin’ up what little is there. The combined energy is a measly 31 (weak energy), and the call is poor surf conditions. Honestly, you’d be better off findin’ a different hobby for the day.

This flat, choppy theme runs right through the rest of July and into the first week of August. Saturday the 25th bumps up to 3ft from the east, but the period drops to 7 seconds and the wind is a moderate cross-onshore at 12 mph. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there, but the waves are just a mess. A couple of days, like the 29th and 30th, show a bit of a clean-up with cross-offshore winds, but the swell is still tiny and weak. The energy readings stay in the weak to low-moderate range, mostly under 100 or just barely over it (like the 130 on Sunday the 26th afternoon, but with onshore wind, it’s just a waste).

The best of a bad lot comes on Thursday the 6th of August, in the morning. Now, pay attention. The wind goes glassy from the NNW at only 3 mph, and the swell is 3ft from the south. The period is a short 5 seconds, which is a bummer, but with that glassy surface, it’ll be the cleanest look at the beach all forecast. The combined energy is a modest 56 (weak energy), but it’s the only “surfable” window with clean conditions. It’s the standout, but it’s a weak one.

Then, on Friday the 7th of August in the morning, we get a pulse of energy. The swell jumps to 5ft from the south, with a combined energy of 261 (moderate wave energy). The wind is a light cross-onshore from the ENE at 3 mph, so the surface is still pretty clean. The problem is the period is only 7 seconds, so it’s a short-period windswell, not a proper groundswell, and it’s listed as a marginal forecast. Still, it’s the biggest swell of the outlook, and with the light wind, it’s the other day to maybe find a peak that works.

After that, the weekend of the 8th of August and beyond drops back into the doldrums – tiny, weak, and ordinary. There’s a long gap of several days before and after the 6th-7th where there’s no real recommendation.

So, here’s the hard truth: there’s no real standout session. The 6th of August morning offers the cleanest, most surfable conditions, and the 7th of August morning offers the most size, but it’s still marginal. It’s been a tough run, and a blank run like this is more normal for the area when the summer patterns set in. The forecasts can change, so keep your eye on it, but right now, I wouldn’t be makin’ any plans.

Rusty.

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