Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 120 | 163 | 85 | 149 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:55PM2.08m | 6:14AM2.14m | 7:40PM2.10m | 7:20AM2.21m | 8:42PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM1.34m | 1:43PM1.16m | 2:04AM1.31m | 2:33PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 102 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 25 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 127 | 120 | 163 | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 351 | 265 | 20 | 217 | 20 | 22 | 126 | 351 | 454 | 425 | 195 | 168 | 140 | 175 | 195 | 195 | 592 | 590 | 508 |
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