Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 22s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 22s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 4 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 22 | S 5 | S 5 | N 22 | N 20 | S 4 | S 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | S 4 | N 20 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 21 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 172 | 228 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 384 | 274 | 230 | 175 | 281 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 407 | 643 | 302 | 302 | 339 |
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