Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 11PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:39AM2.42m | 12:27PM2.74m | 1:18AM2.32m | 1:07PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.21m | 6:23AM0.84m | 7:01PM0.33m | 7:00AM0.89m | 7:41PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 8 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | E 3 | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 660 | 594 | 384 | 384 | 403 | 403 | 624 | 624 | 675 | 634 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 676 | 634 | 675 | 567 |
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