
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:27AM2.38m | 10:23PM2.20m | 10:02AM2.46m | 10:57PM2.23m | 10:38AM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM1.11m | 4:13PM0.76m | 4:12AM1.06m | 4:48PM0.67m | 4:41AM1.01m | 5:21PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 4 | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | S 3 | N 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 |
— | — | 3 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 449 | 181 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 354 | 561 | 592 | 590 | 617 | 567 | 567 | 424 | 567 | 647 | 647 | 744 | 686 | 279 |
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