Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 7PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:49PM2.55m | 2:36AM2.14m | 2:35PM2.41m | 3:21AM2.10m | 3:30PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.96m | 8:22PM0.72m | 8:16AM1.04m | 9:03PM0.92m | 9:04AM1.13m | 9:50PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 7 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 |
1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 6 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | S 7 | S 5 | S 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | SSW 4 | N 8 | N 8 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 424 | 768 | 129 | 298 | 281 | 158 | 384 | 416 | 323 | 590 | 172 | 175 | 403 | 287 | 407 | 247 | 351 | 450 | 351 | 298 |
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