Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 4PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:24PM2.48m | 3:28AM2.14m | 3:22PM2.40m | 4:27AM2.12m | 4:33PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM1.01m | 9:05PM0.68m | 9:07AM1.07m | 10:00PM0.81m | 10:13AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | NE 5 | — | — | N 5 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 577 | 1125 | 573 | 647 | 567 | 640 | 460 | 392 | 217 | 221 | 351 | 265 | 61 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 39 | 140 | 204 | 204 | 181 |
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