Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s 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 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 17 | 27 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 40 | 66 | 124 | 88 | 76 | 71 | 97 | 131 | 117 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30PM2.27m | 4:13AM2.08m | 4:34PM2.15m | 5:11AM2.10m | 5:55PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM1.10m | 10:05AM1.21m | 10:43PM1.25m | 11:20AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | 27 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 34 | 18 | 66 | 124 | 88 | 76 | 71 | 97 | 131 | 117 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 750 | 351 | 351 | 183 | 221 | 391 | 407 | 563 | 351 | 351 | 344 | 344 | 314 | 314 | 344 | 351 | 351 | 403 | 22 |
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