Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 3 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:27PM2.74m | 1:18AM2.32m | 1:07PM2.66m | 1:57AM2.21m | 1:49PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.33m | 7:00AM0.89m | 7:41PM0.51m | 7:37AM0.96m | 8:22PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 5 | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 7 | N 5 | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | NW 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 405 | 675 | 649 | 648 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 634 | 634 | 647 | 567 | 567 | 354 | 617 | 424 | 1259 | 768 | 302 |
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