Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 102 | 99 | 76 | 56 | 53 | 58 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 81 | 82 | 136 | 134 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19PM2.54m | 3:31AM2.10m | 3:10PM2.43m | 4:24AM2.06m | 4:07PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM1.06m | 9:01PM0.57m | 8:57AM1.13m | 9:51PM0.75m | 9:49AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 38 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | 26 | 44 | — | — | — | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 7 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | — | — | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 105 | 102 | 99 | 76 | 56 | — | 58 | — | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 28 | — | — | 81 | 82 | 136 | 134 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 581 | 1092 | 749 | 217 | 36 | 221 | 470 | 470 | 663 | 562 | 1044 | 380 | 181 | 217 | 217 | 314 | 278 | 282 | 221 | 217 |
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