Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:30PM2.26m | 11:14AM2.57m | 00:03AM2.27m | 11:50AM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.59m | 5:10AM0.96m | 5:54PM0.54m | 5:41AM0.93m | 6:26PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 4 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | E 3 | — | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1058 | 647 | 582 | 563 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 1143 | 752 | 666 | 662 | 421 | 558 | 643 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 562 |
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