Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:39PM2.54m | 2:36AM2.18m | 2:24PM2.48m | 3:28AM2.14m | 3:22PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.59m | 8:13AM1.01m | 9:05PM0.68m | 9:07AM1.07m | 10:00PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | N 8 | SSE 7 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 14 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 181 | 181 | 242 | 287 | 417 | 623 | 577 | 587 | 647 | 298 | 281 | 298 | 392 | 349 | 221 | 265 | 204 | 61 |
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