Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | N 7 | N 7 | S 3 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 3 | NE 2 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:24PM2.57m | 1:21AM2.39m | 1:09PM2.55m | 2:17AM2.29m | 1:55PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.83m | 6:58PM0.28m | 7:09AM0.96m | 7:49PM0.32m | 7:55AM1.07m | 8:42PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | 9:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | N 7 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 323 | 381 | 381 | 288 | 424 | 380 | 392 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 567 | 456 | 395 | 403 | 381 | 381 | 407 | 407 | 410 | 471 | 424 | 301 | 392 |
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