Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:36AM2.18m | 2:24PM2.48m | 3:28AM2.14m | 3:22PM2.40m | 4:27AM2.12m | 4:33PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM1.01m | 9:05PM0.68m | 9:07AM1.07m | 10:00PM0.81m | 10:13AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 4 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 287 | 417 | 577 | 577 | 647 | 573 | 302 | 567 | 460 | 456 | 344 | 221 | 217 | 242 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 140 | 204 | 204 | 180 |
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