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Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
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Lowestoft surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 7PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | S 4 | N 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 4 | |
11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 73 | 102 | 149 | 94 | 56 | 41 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:15AM2.45m | 11:41PM2.55m | 11:57AM2.45m | 00:32AM2.49m | 12:40PM2.43m | 1:26AM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.45m | 5:49AM0.59m | 6:13PM0.41m | 6:35AM0.75m | 7:05PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | 8:50 | |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 73 | 102 | 149 | 94 | 56 | 41 | 34 | 42 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 507 | 507 | 389 | 323 | 389 | 350 | 700 | 624 | 690 | 497 | 494 | 242 | 242 | 286 | 358 | 403 | 567 | 573 | 380 | 320 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 281 |
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