Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:13AM2.29m | 1:19PM2.48m | 1:47AM2.24m | 2:02PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.68m | 7:03AM0.88m | 7:38PM0.88m | 7:38AM0.97m | 8:10PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 647 | 1097 | 450 | 384 | 407 | 302 | 292 | 279 | 273 | 140 | 140 | 39 | 350 | 274 | 353 | 750 | 647 | 643 | 643 |
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