Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 60 | 104 | 121 | 136 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:24AM2.66m | 00:17AM2.50m | 12:07PM2.69m | 1:05AM2.41m | 12:50PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.80m | 5:57PM0.20m | 6:07AM0.84m | 6:43PM0.20m | 6:49AM0.91m | 7:28PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 60 | 104 | 121 | 136 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 614 | 682 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 381 | 387 | 365 | 715 | 715 | 715 | 791 | 1133 | 407 | 353 | 357 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | |
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