Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 8 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 5 | ENE 4 | N 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:30PM2.26m | 11:14AM2.57m | 00:03AM2.27m | 11:50AM2.59m | 00:37AM2.26m | 12:25PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.96m | 5:54PM0.54m | 5:41AM0.93m | 6:26PM0.51m | 6:14AM0.92m | 7:00PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 4 | N 5 | — | N 7 | N 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 9 | — | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 563 | 663 | 424 | 582 | 1069 | 752 | 643 | 614 | 662 | 424 | 421 | 563 | 563 | 582 | 582 | 562 | 565 | 562 | 350 | 581 | 562 | 581 | 562 | 470 |
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