Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 73 | 91 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:49AM2.62m | 11:36PM2.39m | 11:26AM2.65m | 00:10AM2.38m | 12:04PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.92m | 5:24PM0.46m | 5:18AM0.86m | 5:57PM0.43m | 5:52AM0.82m | 6:31PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
33 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 50 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | NW 4 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | — |
4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 |
6 | 36 | 31 | 34 | 73 | 91 | 124 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 64 | 57 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 265 | 279 | 392 | 604 | 551 | 448 | 407 | 181 | 320 | 320 | 626 | 320 | 175 | 403 | 626 | 626 | 380 | 626 | 376 | 424 | 330 | 292 |
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