Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 87 | 77 | 78 | 87 | 68 | 85 | 73 | 64 | 73 | 50 | 39 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 57 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 42 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM2.30m | 9:27PM2.22m | 8:56AM2.39m | 10:02PM2.28m | 9:34AM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.86m | 3:20AM1.18m | 3:48PM0.74m | 3:48AM1.09m | 4:20PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | 12 | — | 68 | 85 | 3 | 2 | 38 | — | 23 | 22 | — | 39 | 57 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
87 | 87 | 77 | 78 | 87 | 5 | — | 73 | 64 | 73 | 50 | 39 | 35 | 40 | 3 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 42 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 516 | 470 | 470 | 470 | 462 | 425 | 438 | 273 | 534 | 634 | 516 | 634 | 548 | 548 | 545 | 545 | 130 | 590 | 454 | 140 | 140 |
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