Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 36 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 49 | 35 | 196 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:36AM2.14m | 2:35PM2.41m | 3:21AM2.10m | 3:30PM2.27m | 4:13AM2.08m | 4:34PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM1.04m | 9:03PM0.92m | 9:04AM1.13m | 9:50PM1.10m | 10:05AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | N 6 | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | 49 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | NNE 7 | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 4 | N 8 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 36 | 47 | 49 | 41 | — | 35 | 196 | 159 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 287 | 288 | 228 | 580 | 579 | 281 | 567 | 380 | 351 | 450 | 416 | 750 | 351 | 292 | 220 | 380 | 320 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 265 | 217 |
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