Lavallette Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Lavallette are looking pretty flat and uninspiring. There's nothing on the table that I'd call a proper standout, and the surf is going to be small and mostly messy for the foreseeable future. Don't get your hopes up for any big sessions.

Right now, on Monday morning, August 17th, we’ve got a small 3 ft SSE swell pushing in with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 77, and the wind is light offshore from the WNW at 6 mph, which is keeping things clean. The water temp is sitting at 78°, a full 5° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s noticeably warm. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. By Monday afternoon, the breeze goes glassy, but the swell drops to 2 ft. Honestly, it’s very ordinary.

Tuesday, August 18th, is even worse. The swell drops to 2 ft, and the wind swings cross-on, leaving the surface messy. Wednesday and Thursday look even smaller, with the odd bit of glass but no real push. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor conditions from Tuesday through to the end of the week.

Friday, August 21st, shows a tiny bump in the afternoon – 2 ft from the ENE with a 4-second period and a light cross-offshore breeze. The energy is only 42. It’s clean, but you’ll be chasing ankle-biters. Saturday and Sunday, August 22nd and 23rd, the swell is tiny and the wind is choppy. Not worth paddling out, honestly.

Then there’s a little hope on Monday, August 24th: a moderate offshore wind from the NW at 16 mph, with a 1.0 ft ESE swell and a 12-second period. The energy is still weak at 43, but the clean conditions and long period mean the few waves that show up will be well-shaped. It’s a long-range, groundswell-type pulse, but it’s small. Not a standout.

Tuesday, August 25th, the morning looks okay – 3 ft from the S with a 5-second period and light cross-offshore wind. The energy is 62, and it’s clean. Could be a few fun little ones. But by the afternoon, the wind picks up onshore and the swell jumps to 5 ft – that’s too big for the conditions, and the chop will ruin it.

From Wednesday, August 26th, through to the end of the forecast, we’ve got a weak, long-period ESE swell, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, with speeds ramping up to 19 mph. The energy climbs to 482 by Friday, August 28th, but it’s all messy and choppy. The swell is too short-period and the wind is all wrong. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, if I’m honest.

The last few days of August and into September are more of the same – small, crossed-up, and wind-affected. There’s no real window of good surf here. Sometimes, the area just goes quiet, and this is one of those stretches. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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