Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 119 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 167 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35PM2.22m | 6:40AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.29m | 7:32AM2.36m | 8:51PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.99m | 00:46AM1.41m | 1:49PM0.86m | 1:40AM1.30m | 2:27PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 111 | 51 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 33 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 119 | 28 | 68 | 63 | 62 | 21 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 167 | 407 | 462 | 227 | — | 81 | 194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 180 | 287 | 273 | 181 | 243 | 375 | 448 | 644 | 388 | 329 | 448 | 181 | 230 | 273 | 172 | 425 | 407 | 242 | 140 | 181 |
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