Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 64 | 69 | 89 | 138 | 181 | 253 | 0 | 118 | 91 | 64 | 48 | 37 | 55 | 192 | 4 | 170 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:21PM2.06m | 4:38AM2.23m | 6:43PM2.13m | 5:43AM2.24m | 7:35PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM1.49m | 11:54AM1.11m | 11:33PM1.48m | 1:04PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | — | — | 118 | 91 | 64 | 48 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 72 | 64 | 69 | 89 | 138 | 181 | 253 | 322 | 135 | 86 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 55 | 192 | 124 | 170 | 319 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 83 | 318 | 318 | 316 | 380 | 301 | 407 | 392 | 384 | 61 | 180 | 180 | 273 | 350 | 273 | 287 | 242 | 265 |
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