Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 116 | 154 | 212 | 263 | 247 | 127 | 79 | 48 | 35 | 26 | 136 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:38AM2.23m | 6:43PM2.13m | 5:43AM2.24m | 7:35PM2.22m | 6:40AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM1.49m | 11:54AM1.11m | 11:33PM1.48m | 1:04PM0.99m | 00:46AM1.41m | 1:49PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | — | 113 | 127 | 79 | 48 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 113 | 53 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | N 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 89 | 116 | 154 | 212 | 263 | 247 | 206 | 38 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 136 | 151 | 108 | 146 | 29 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 316 | 318 | 301 | 301 | 407 | 288 | 381 | 39 | 39 | 273 | 273 | 358 | 403 | 293 | 181 | 448 | 388 | 329 | 281 | 279 | 279 | 175 | 200 |
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