Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | S 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 41 | 50 | 121 | 151 | 123 | 81 | 73 | 85 | 98 | 117 | 103 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:30PM2.27m | 4:13AM2.08m | 4:34PM2.15m | 5:11AM2.10m | 5:55PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM1.13m | 9:50PM1.10m | 10:05AM1.21m | 10:43PM1.25m | 11:20AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | N 7 | N 3 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | — | 17 | 7 | 37 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 41 | 50 | 121 | 151 | 123 | 81 | 73 | 85 | 98 | 117 | 103 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 351 | 648 | 750 | 351 | 298 | 158 | 221 | 217 | 407 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 314 | 221 | 221 | 217 | 221 | 265 | 456 | 377 | 36 |
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