Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 8 | NE 6 | N 8 | S 5 | WNW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 64 | 94 | 102 | 88 | 49 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:03PM2.46m | 11:00AM2.65m | 11:34PM2.44m | 11:38AM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.44m | 4:55AM0.78m | 5:25PM0.55m | 5:30AM0.76m | 5:58PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NNE 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | SE 4 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 5 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | NE 6 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 31 | 64 | 94 | 102 | 88 | 49 | 32 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 39 | 181 | 242 | 175 | 195 | 394 | 398 | 475 | 296 | 296 | 296 | 389 | 404 | 344 | 329 | 281 | 302 | 288 |
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