Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:35AM2.52m | 10:31PM2.54m | 10:22AM2.65m | 11:16PM2.55m | 11:05AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.39m | 4:25AM0.87m | 4:55PM0.23m | 5:06AM0.82m | 5:38PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | N 8 | N 10 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | N 10 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 403 | 403 | 314 | 358 | 350 | 377 | 381 | 337 | 466 | 590 | 377 | 381 | 247 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 647 | 647 | 426 | 407 |
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