Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | N 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13AM2.29m | 1:19PM2.48m | 1:47AM2.24m | 2:02PM2.35m | 2:26AM2.20m | 2:55PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.88m | 7:38PM0.88m | 7:38AM0.97m | 8:10PM1.07m | 8:23AM1.08m | 8:50PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 7 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 407 | 302 | 302 | 279 | 273 | 180 | 140 | 39 | 39 | 344 | 353 | 750 | 672 | 643 | 459 | 416 | 307 | 307 | 547 | 617 | 648 | 617 | 567 |
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