Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | ENE 4 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 66 | 107 | 105 | 114 | 140 | 215 | 259 | 280 | 307 | 333 | 266 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:17AM2.50m | 12:07PM2.69m | 1:05AM2.41m | 12:50PM2.68m | 1:52AM2.30m | 1:33PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.84m | 6:43PM0.20m | 6:49AM0.91m | 7:28PM0.27m | 7:30AM0.99m | 8:14PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 66 | 107 | 105 | 114 | 140 | 215 | 259 | 280 | 307 | 333 | 266 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 715 | 715 | 715 | 715 | 796 | 791 | 1133 | 407 | 407 | 344 | 351 | 351 | 697 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 494 | 456 | 351 | 351 | 468 | 351 | 217 |
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