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), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM2.55m | 2:36AM2.14m | 2:35PM2.41m | 3:21AM2.10m | 3:30PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.72m | 8:16AM1.04m | 9:03PM0.92m | 9:04AM1.13m | 9:50PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 9 | 10 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | S 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NNE 7 | N 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 765 | 647 | 298 | 281 | 407 | 426 | 471 | 567 | 590 | 191 | 175 | 281 | 424 | 279 | 448 | 217 | 450 | 351 | 224 |
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