Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 34 | 63 | 110 | 130 | 154 | 187 | 167 | 118 | 59 | 57 |
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-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:40PM2.10m | 7:20AM2.21m | 8:42PM2.16m | 8:14AM2.30m | 9:27PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM1.16m | 2:04AM1.31m | 2:33PM1.00m | 2:46AM1.25m | 3:13PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 15 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 63 | 110 | 130 | 154 | 187 | 167 | 118 | 59 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 454 | 425 | 195 | 168 | 140 | 140 | 191 | 195 | 594 | 590 | 508 | 365 | 546 | 516 | 516 | 444 | 590 | 381 | 516 |
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