Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (16 Oct):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 22 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | N 20 | S 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 94 | 150 | 247 | 330 | 310 | 369 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:06AM2.36m | 1:35PM2.26m | 1:44AM2.33m | 2:25PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM1.01m | 7:12AM0.93m | 7:16PM1.14m | 7:56AM1.03m | 7:53PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 22 | N 20 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | W 2 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 94 | 150 | 247 | 330 | 310 | 369 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 228 | 281 | 320 | 376 | 320 | 410 | 407 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 307 | 307 | 301 | 301 | 351 | 351 | 349 |
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