Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:28AM2.14m | 3:22PM2.40m | 4:27AM2.12m | 4:33PM2.33m | 5:29AM2.12m | 5:49PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM1.07m | 10:00PM0.81m | 10:13AM1.13m | 11:01PM0.93m | 11:24AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 460 | 460 | 243 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 293 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 140 | 230 | 204 | 181 | 175 | 181 | 195 | 629 | 581 | 562 | 562 | 562 |
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