Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (18 Sep):
- 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), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | N 8 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
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 | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:55PM2.21m | 3:17AM2.18m | 4:03PM2.10m | 4:18AM2.17m | 5:45PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM1.23m | 9:29AM1.19m | 9:48PM1.37m | 10:53AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 31 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 648 | 648 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 547 | 651 | 648 | 648 | 561 | 320 | 515 | 281 | 292 | 307 | 407 | 224 | 22 | 22 |
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