Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 278 | 293 | 118 | 96 | 53 | 38 | 34 | 135 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:43PM2.13m | 5:43AM2.24m | 7:35PM2.22m | 6:40AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM1.11m | 11:33PM1.48m | 1:04PM0.99m | 00:46AM1.41m | 1:49PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | N 7 | S 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 168 | 118 | 96 | 53 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | 218 | 278 | 293 | 116 | 34 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 135 | 219 | 196 | 179 | 193 | 91 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 301 | 391 | 380 | 83 | 180 | 39 | 273 | 273 | 350 | 273 | 274 | 357 | 380 | 448 | 448 | 204 | 181 | 181 | 230 | 617 |
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