Lavallette Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for us around here.

It’s a pretty quiet stretch ahead for Lavallette, with a real lack of any proper push. Honestly, the first week is a bit of a bust – lots of small, messy waves with onshore wind messing things up. There’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon towards the middle of the second week, but you’ll need patience.

Lavallette (beach/jetty) – For the first week, from Thursday 2 July, we’re looking at tiny, weak swell. It kicks off on Thursday morning with a 3 ft SSW windswell, but it’s coming with a cross-offshore breeze so it’s clean, but the energy is barely there at 71. The water temp is a noticeable 71 °F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Honestly, it’s surfable but very ordinary.

Friday 3 July goes completely flat with 1 ft and glassy conditions in the morning – a nice thought, but no wave power behind it. Saturday 4 July is similar, with a clean 1 ft under light offshore wind, but again, barely a ripple of energy (28). The whole first week is plagued by onshore winds, even if the swell tries to tick up a little. By Tuesday 7 July we see the swell creep to 3 ft, but it’s a short-period 5-second windswell with a risk of thunderstorms and onshore wind – just poor conditions.

Wednesday 8 July finally sees the combined wave energy hit three digits – 118 – with a 4 ft swell from the ESE, but it’s still short period (7 seconds) and cross-onshore, making for a choppy, lumpy mess. Not worth paddling out.

The real standout in the whole 16-day window is Saturday 11 July. It’s the only day that’s flagged with “expect good surf conditions.” We’ve got a clean 4 ft SSE swell (9 second period) and a solid offshore wind from the WNW blowing at 12 mph, keeping it clean and lined up. The combined energy is a proper 238 – the strongest we see in the whole period. This is your best bet by a long shot. It’s a moderate swell for intermediates, but that offshore wind will make the beach/jetty setup work nicely. Crowds are *sometimes* a factor here, so expect a few others with the same idea.

After that, Sunday 12 July drops right back off, and the rest of the second week fades into small, weak, and mostly wind-affected slop. Thursday 16 July has a morning window with a clean 3 ft under light offshore wind and 101 energy – surfable, but nothing to get excited about. Nothing else in that second week demands a special trip.

So, to sum it up: wait for Saturday 11 July. That’s your day. Everything else is mostly flat and forgettable.
Rusty

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