Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | N 12 | E 6 | ENE 6 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 72 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 202 | 23 | 60 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:13AM2.43m | 1:01PM2.11m | 00:56AM2.39m | 2:01PM2.06m | 1:47AM2.33m | 3:23PM2.06m | 2:48AM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.96m | 6:22PM1.24m | 7:41AM1.02m | 7:13PM1.34m | 8:46AM1.04m | 8:27PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:57 | — | — | — | — | 3:56 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 16 | N 15 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NNW 4 | N 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | E 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 16 | 55 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 8 | N 8 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 10 | N 9 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 8 | S 5 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 12 | ENE 6 | N 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 3 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | SE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 72 | 64 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 19 | 202 | 193 | 89 | 157 | 130 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 394 | 357 | 242 | 181 | 140 | 217 | 130 | 351 | 376 | 126 | 126 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 162 | 174 | 573 | 573 | 221 | 448 | 140 | 39 | 36 | 22 | 39 |
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