Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 4 | S 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 2 | 75 | 91 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:49AM2.62m | 11:36PM2.39m | 11:26AM2.65m | 00:10AM2.38m | 12:04PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.46m | 5:18AM0.86m | 5:57PM0.43m | 5:52AM0.82m | 6:31PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 34 | 75 | 91 | 86 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 49 | 50 | 45 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 392 | 426 | 551 | 424 | 424 | 380 | 281 | 320 | 326 | 320 | 174 | 395 | 424 | 545 | 417 | 388 | 407 | 424 | 450 | 298 |
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