Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 6 | E 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 203 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 148 | 139 | 76 | 55 | 21 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16PM2.29m | 7:32AM2.36m | 8:51PM2.35m | 8:19AM2.44m | 9:24PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.86m | 1:40AM1.30m | 2:27PM0.74m | 2:22AM1.17m | 3:03PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 212 | 97 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 148 | 139 | 76 | 55 | 21 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 203 | 382 | 516 | 362 | — | 7 | 25 | 222 | 130 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 38 | 356 | 569 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 329 | 320 | 279 | 191 | 191 | 389 | 393 | 204 | 140 | 181 | 743 | 664 | 533 | 329 | 247 | 140 | 748 | 1031 | 1031 | 1043 |
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