Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 10:02AM2.68m | 10:55PM2.54m | 10:44AM2.75m | 11:32PM2.50m | 11:24AM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.26m | 4:43AM0.83m | 5:14PM0.26m | 5:20AM0.78m | 5:53PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | N 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | NW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 407 | 320 | 318 | 263 | 288 | 292 | 281 | 515 | 567 | 567 | 466 | 466 | 466 | 424 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 450 | 450 | 183 |
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