Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SSE 4 | S 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 190 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 91 | 73 | 38 | 24 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.29m | 7:32AM2.36m | 8:51PM2.35m | 8:19AM2.44m | 9:24PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM1.41m | 1:49PM0.86m | 1:40AM1.30m | 2:27PM0.74m | 2:22AM1.17m | 3:03PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 192 | 94 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 91 | 73 | 38 | 24 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | SW 6 | S 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | WSW 3 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 54 | 32 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 190 | 485 | 715 | 416 | — | 15 | 113 | 160 | 131 | 50 | 27 | 12 | 38 | 276 | 603 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 617 | 448 | 424 | 329 | 282 | 242 | 273 | 172 | 392 | 393 | 242 | 181 | 181 | 743 | 664 | 644 | 388 | 344 | 135 | 664 | 664 | 1031 | 1043 |
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