Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 109 | 74 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:14PM2.49m | 8:54AM2.57m | 9:53PM2.50m | 9:39AM2.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.48m | 3:00AM1.06m | 3:28PM0.40m | 3:40AM0.94m | 4:09PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 109 | 74 | 54 | 42 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 98 | — | — | — | 30 | 21 | 19 | — | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 155 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 22 | 39 | 629 | 245 | 349 | 587 | 796 | 800 | 945 | 645 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 459 | 450 |
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