Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (16 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 42 | 74 | 122 | 135 | 257 | 344 | 439 | 534 | 572 | 477 | 539 | 477 | 427 | 276 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 1:35PM2.26m | 1:44AM2.33m | 2:25PM2.15m | 2:31AM2.29m | 3:33PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM1.14m | 7:56AM1.03m | 7:53PM1.27m | 9:02AM1.13m | 8:51PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 276 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 42 | 74 | 122 | 135 | 257 | 344 | 439 | 534 | 572 | 477 | 539 | 477 | 427 | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 318 | 318 | 307 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 349 | 344 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 156 | 156 | 162 | 168 |
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