Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:10AM2.38m | 12:04PM2.66m | 00:45AM2.35m | 12:42PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.43m | 5:52AM0.82m | 6:31PM0.45m | 6:28AM0.82m | 7:07PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 175 | 403 | 403 | 424 | 577 | 744 | 376 | 448 | 376 | 298 | 217 | 224 | 281 | 281 | 389 | 320 | 508 | 384 |
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