Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 10PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 56 | 104 | 134 | 156 | 191 | 232 | 221 | 243 | 254 | 260 | 249 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:05AM2.41m | 12:50PM2.68m | 1:52AM2.30m | 1:33PM2.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.20m | 6:49AM0.91m | 7:28PM0.27m | 7:30AM0.99m | 8:14PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 56 | 104 | 134 | 156 | 191 | 232 | 221 | 243 | 254 | 260 | 249 | 199 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 796 | 1881 | 456 | 349 | 540 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 349 | 349 | 441 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 20 |
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