Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 13 | S 3 | N 13 |
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 kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:44AM2.75m | 11:32PM2.50m | 11:24AM2.75m | 00:08AM2.43m | 12:02PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.26m | 5:20AM0.78m | 5:53PM0.34m | 5:56AM0.78m | 6:30PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 567 | 567 | 561 | 466 | 466 | 425 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 451 | 450 | 406 | 389 | 224 | 389 | 381 | 354 | 320 | 354 | 351 | 384 |
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