Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:10AM2.38m | 12:04PM2.66m | 00:45AM2.35m | 12:42PM2.64m | 1:22AM2.31m | 1:24PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.82m | 6:31PM0.45m | 6:28AM0.82m | 7:07PM0.52m | 7:07AM0.84m | 7:47PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | S 4 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | 40 | 36 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 424 | 577 | 647 | 376 | 416 | 424 | 298 | 217 | 230 | 281 | 288 | 389 | 508 | 398 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 505 | 567 | 633 | 675 | 526 | 507 |
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