Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 63 | 71 | 53 | 35 | 47 | 31 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 50 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:56AM2.39m | 10:02PM2.28m | 9:34AM2.48m | 10:33PM2.33m | 10:12AM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM1.18m | 3:48PM0.74m | 3:48AM1.09m | 4:20PM0.63m | 4:16AM1.00m | 4:52PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 90 | 63 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SE 4 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 82 | 5 | 71 | 53 | 35 | 47 | 31 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 50 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 521 | 470 | 425 | 438 | 273 | 531 | 555 | 645 | 516 | 497 | 548 | 273 | 548 | 273 | 561 | 561 | 180 | 180 | 274 | 242 | 296 | 431 | 243 | 265 |
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