Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). 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 cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | N 9 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:07AM2.20m | 8:56PM2.11m | 8:50AM2.28m | 9:44PM2.15m | 9:27AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM1.01m | 3:05AM1.14m | 3:35PM0.88m | 3:41AM1.11m | 4:13PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 9 | N 8 | N 6 | S 5 | — | N 8 | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | SW 4 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 510 | 745 | 514 | 158 | 407 | 450 | 318 | 407 | 217 | 617 | 265 | 265 | 235 | 175 | 172 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 523 | 389 | 214 |
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