Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 4 | S 6 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 118 | 40 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 30 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03PM2.10m | 4:18AM2.17m | 5:45PM2.06m | 5:25AM2.18m | 7:19PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM1.37m | 10:53AM1.24m | 11:00PM1.46m | 1:09PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 29 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 40 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 10 | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 118 | — | — | 1 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 648 | 643 | 320 | 490 | 450 | 316 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 22 | 162 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 242 | 181 |
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