Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | S 6 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 55 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 68 | 69 | 100 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 54 | 178 | 15 | 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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19AM2.44m | 9:24PM2.41m | 9:06AM2.54m | 9:59PM2.46m | 9:53AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.62m | 3:03AM1.03m | 3:40PM0.53m | 3:44AM0.88m | 4:19PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | N 8 | S 6 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 55 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 111 | 38 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 68 | 69 | 100 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | N 10 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 100 | 568 | 529 | 38 | 70 | 141 | 104 | 110 | 85 | 57 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 33 | 178 | 277 | 212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 664 | 1031 | 758 | 1041 | 772 | 763 | 1012 | 1036 | 1043 | 643 | 388 | 491 | 380 | 344 | 39 | 39 | 757 | 752 | 497 | 762 |
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