Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 4PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | N 5 | N 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 49 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:26AM2.65m | 00:10AM2.38m | 12:04PM2.66m | 00:45AM2.35m | 12:42PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.43m | 5:52AM0.82m | 6:31PM0.45m | 6:28AM0.82m | 7:07PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 41 | 42 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 626 | 320 | 175 | 350 | 403 | 587 | 744 | 647 | 376 | 329 | 424 | 318 | 217 | 230 | 22 | 281 | 389 | 320 | 398 | 384 |
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