Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:02PM2.35m | 2:26AM2.20m | 2:55PM2.21m | 3:17AM2.18m | 4:03PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM0.97m | 8:10PM1.07m | 8:23AM1.08m | 8:50PM1.23m | 9:29AM1.19m | 9:48PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 34 | 40 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 647 | 647 | 643 | 643 | 416 | 318 | 181 | 567 | 648 | 629 | 629 | 567 | 547 | 547 | 547 | 567 | 567 | 648 | 643 | 320 |
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