Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:04PM2.37m | 10:49AM2.62m | 11:36PM2.39m | 11:26AM2.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.53m | 4:46AM0.92m | 5:24PM0.46m | 5:18AM0.86m | 5:57PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 66 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 60 | 74 | 173 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 242 | 245 | 282 | 274 | 242 | 287 | 350 | 450 | 551 | 424 | 424 | 329 | 281 | 389 | 320 | 320 | 634 | 448 |
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