Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 42 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 154 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:02PM2.28m | 9:34AM2.48m | 10:33PM2.33m | 10:12AM2.56m | 11:04PM2.37m | 10:49AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM1.09m | 4:20PM0.63m | 4:16AM1.00m | 4:52PM0.53m | 4:46AM0.92m | 5:24PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 28 | — | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | E 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 46 | 45 | 16 | 42 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 83 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 114 | 154 | 170 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 548 | 648 | 634 | 590 | 540 | 39 | 140 | 180 | 180 | 204 | 181 | 181 | 230 | 245 | 235 | 242 | 282 | 282 | 287 | 350 | 551 | 394 | 350 | 297 |
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