Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 3 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 3 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18AM2.32m | 1:07PM2.66m | 1:57AM2.21m | 1:49PM2.55m | 2:36AM2.14m | 2:35PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.89m | 7:41PM0.51m | 7:37AM0.96m | 8:22PM0.72m | 8:16AM1.04m | 9:03PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | — | — | N 7 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 4 | N 7 | — | N 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 590 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 634 | 676 | 647 | 647 | 663 | 567 | 424 | 791 | 623 | 762 | 623 | 623 | 663 | 567 | 629 | 629 | 579 | 579 | 424 |
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