Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:10PM2.41m | 3:50AM2.17m | 4:24PM2.31m | 4:56AM2.16m | 5:55PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.98m | 9:54AM1.07m | 10:37PM1.15m | 11:15AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 6 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 647 | 567 | 459 | 450 | 459 | 318 | 326 | 217 | 22 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 173 | 168 | 172 | 195 | 195 | 354 |
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