Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 4PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 22 | S 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:15PM2.49m | 00:34AM2.38m | 12:53PM2.38m | 1:06AM2.36m | 1:35PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.86m | 6:37AM0.85m | 6:52PM1.01m | 7:12AM0.93m | 7:16PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 288 | 320 | 296 | 320 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 389 | 320 | 230 | 175 | 281 | 320 | 407 | 320 | 407 | 410 | 302 | 302 | 307 |
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