Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 59 | 66 | 56 | 48 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43AM2.38m | 9:41PM2.47m | 9:35AM2.52m | 10:31PM2.54m | 10:22AM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.61m | 3:40AM0.94m | 4:10PM0.39m | 4:25AM0.87m | 4:55PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 59 | 66 | 56 | 48 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 175 | 168 | 297 | 708 | 468 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 403 | 297 | 314 | 282 | 242 | 307 | 316 | 381 | 466 | 590 |
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