Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:26AM2.20m | 2:55PM2.21m | 3:17AM2.18m | 4:03PM2.10m | 4:18AM2.17m | 5:45PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM1.08m | 8:50PM1.23m | 9:29AM1.19m | 9:48PM1.37m | 10:53AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 567 | 547 | 567 | 648 | 648 | 648 | 567 | 567 | 547 | 547 | 567 | 648 | 424 | 561 | 329 | 281 | 229 | 229 | 292 | 407 | 439 | 22 | 22 |
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