Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 346 | 243 | 173 | 138 | 120 | 139 | 131 | 98 | 80 | 94 | 144 | 164 | 194 | 272 | 360 | 188 | 115 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:33PM2.07m | 3:31AM2.25m | 5:21PM2.06m | 4:38AM2.23m | 6:43PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM1.40m | 10:24AM1.16m | 10:15PM1.49m | 11:54AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 29 | 14 | 173 | 138 | 120 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 188 | 115 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | SE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 371 | 346 | 243 | — | — | 5 | 139 | 131 | 98 | 80 | 94 | 144 | 164 | 194 | 272 | 360 | 307 | 90 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 161 | 162 | 162 | 168 | 425 | 83 | 83 | 403 | 403 | 380 | 380 | 301 | 380 | 339 | 301 | 380 | 491 | 497 |
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