Lavallette · Ocean County · New Jersey
Lavallette Surf Report & Forecast, New Jersey
Lavallette, New Jersey: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 12 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 23 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 31 mph. Water is about 60°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.1 ft at 7:13 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 12 s · ESEplus 0.5 ft · 5 s · SSE
- Wind
- 23 mph (WNW), gusts 31offshore
- Tide
- 0.2 ft risinghigh 3.1 ft at 7:13 pm
- Water
- 60°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 58°Ffeels like 39°F
- Sun
- rise 6:34 amset 4:45 pm
Lavallette surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Lavallette: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Lavallette: 10 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 17 mph offshore (W), gusts 24 | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 19 mph offshore (W), gusts 28 | 4.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 21 mph offshore (W), gusts 30 | 3.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 21 mph offshore (W), gusts 30 | 2.0 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Fair | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 0.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 32 | -0.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 23 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | -0.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30 | -0.4 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2–3 ft | Fair | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 28 | 1.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 24 | 2.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 3.6 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 12 mph offshore (W) | 4.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 12 mph offshore (WSW) | 4.1 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 3.6 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 2.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Good | 16 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22 | 1.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Good | 18 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 25 | 0.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | -0.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22 | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 1.6 ft |
Lavallette waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Lavallette arrive about every 2 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 13 s
- Lulls
- about 85 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 48% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Lavallette surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Lavallette: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Lavallette are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 11 s · ESE | 19 mph offshore (W), gusts 28 | 22 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 11 s · ESE | 12 mph offshore (WSW) | 17 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 24 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 10 s · ESE | 8 mph offshore (WNW) | 6 mph cross-shore (SW) | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 4 s · ESE | 16 mph onshore (E) | 25 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 31 | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 4.1 ft · 6 s · NE | 22 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 17 mph cross-shore (N) | 3 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.8 ft · 7 s · ENE | 19 mph offshore (NW) | 17 mph offshore (NW) | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.6 ft · 5 s · NNE | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 27 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 12 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NW) | calm | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Lavallette are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Lavallette tide chart and tide times
Tides at Lavallette today, Monday, Nov 9: low -0.3 ft at 12:29 am, high 4.4 ft at 6:50 am, low -0.6 ft at 1:15 pm and high 3.1 ft at 7:13 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.2 ft and rising.
Lavallette tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low -0.3 ft at 12:29 amHigh 4.4 ft at 6:50 amLow -0.6 ft at 1:15 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 7:13 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low -0.4 ft at 1:06 amHigh 4.2 ft at 7:34 amLow -0.2 ft at 1:58 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 7:54 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low -0.1 ft at 1:48 amHigh 4.2 ft at 8:11 amLow 0.0 ft at 2:32 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 8:37 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:21 amHigh 4.9 ft at 8:49 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:16 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:08 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.0 ft at 3:11 amHigh 4.5 ft at 9:23 amLow 0.5 ft at 4:08 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 10 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.9 ft at 3:50 amHigh 4.1 ft at 10:05 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:58 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 10:45 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.5 ft at 4:44 amHigh 3.3 ft at 10:57 amLow 0.0 ft at 5:45 pmHigh 2.3 ft at 11:41 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.3 ft at 5:38 amHigh 3.0 ft at 11:51 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:34 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.3 ft at 12:40 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:36 amHigh 2.9 ft at 12:46 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Lavallette water temperature
The water temperature at Lavallette is about 60°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 39°F and a 23 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 58 and 60°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Lavallette
- Seaside Park2.3 mi S · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Mantoloking5.2 mi N · 2–3 ft · Poor to Fair
- Bay Head7.3 mi N · 2 ft · Fair
- Jenkinson's9.0 mi N · 2 ft · Fair
- Island Beach State Park9.3 mi S · 2 ft · Poor
- Manasquan Inlet9.4 mi N · 2–3 ft · Poor to Fair
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About Lavallette
Lavallette is a jetty in Lavallette, Ocean County, New Jersey, facing east.
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