Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 56 | 64 | 75 | 82 | 57 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:00AM2.65m | 11:34PM2.44m | 11:38AM2.59m | 00:04AM2.41m | 12:15PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.55m | 5:30AM0.76m | 5:58PM0.69m | 6:04AM0.79m | 6:28PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | — | N 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 56 | 64 | 75 | 82 | 57 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 391 | 393 | 468 | 381 | 381 | 296 | 296 | 526 | 344 | 574 | 577 | 329 | 281 | 298 | 224 | 228 | 281 | 320 | 320 | 175 | 175 |
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