Surf Forecasts:
Lavallette surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SSW swell with 101 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lavallette this week:
The surf forecast for Lavallette over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lavallette in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lavallette over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you—this is a rough stretch for Lavallette. The whole 16-day window is plagued by weak, short-period slop and messy wind. There are no standouts, no sessions to circle on the calendar. It’s a long, flat, frustrating run.
We start with the best of a bad bunch on Monday morning, September 7th. Lavallette (a beach/jetty setup) has a tiny 2ft swell pushing in from the east with a period of just 9 seconds. Combined wave energy is a weak 49, so you’re not getting any punch. The water is 75°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year—that’s a 5° anomaly, so it's notably warm. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the northwest at 6 mph, which will keep the surface clean. This is surfable but very ordinary—a longboard or a foamie session if you’re desperate.
From Monday afternoon, it just goes downhill. Tuesday the 8th sees swell drop to 0.7ft. Wednesday the 9th kicks up a little more energy with a 4ft southerly swell on Wednesday afternoon, but the period is a shocking 5 seconds and the wind is a fresh cross-shore at 22 mph, creating a lumpy cross-chop. That’s kite-surfing wind, not paddle-surfing waves.
Thursday the 10th through Sunday the 13th stays in the 0.7ft to 3ft range, with most sessions ruined by onshore or cross-onshore wind. The only glimmer is Thursday morning and afternoon, with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the WSW at 12 mph, but the swell is still an anemic 3ft to 2ft from the south, period stuck at 6 seconds. Combined energy maxes out at 69—still weak.
The second week, from September 14th onward, doesn’t offer any hope. Swell stays below 2ft, and when we get a tiny pulse of 3ft from the SSE on Saturday the 19th, the wind is a moderate cross-shore at 16 mph with a messy cross-chop. On Wednesday the 16th, the wind goes offshore from the WNW at 9-12 mph, but the swell is only 0.7ft with a 9-second period—barely a ripple.
There is no point getting excited. The setup here, with the wind and the weak, short-period swell, would honestly look more interesting for a kite than a surfboard for most of this forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 53 | 88 | 60 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.55m | 5:33AM1.38m | 5:56PM1.61m | 6:29AM1.49m | 6:47PM1.65m | 7:18AM1.58m | 7:33PM1.65m | 8:02AM1.63m | 8:17PM1.62m | 8:45AM1.64m | 8:59PM1.55m | 9:27AM1.61m | 9:42PM1.46m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.16m | 11:35PM0.07m | 11:38AM0.09m | 00:25AM-0.00m | 12:33PM0.03m | 1:13AM-0.05m | 1:26PM-0.00m | 1:58AM-0.08m | 2:15PM-0.01m | 2:40AM-0.07m | 3:01PM0.00m | 3:20AM-0.02m | 3:44PM0.05m | 3:57AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | — | 47 | 20 | 11 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 4 | S 6 | S 5 | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | S 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | W 2 | — | NNE 2 | S 6 | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 53 | 88 | 60 | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | — | 4 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 195 | 254 | 865 | 452 | 383 | 865 | 865 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 70 | 101 | 199 | 1023 | 892 | 0 | 138 | 3192 | 14 |
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