Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 40 | 45 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:02PM2.28m | 9:34AM2.48m | 10:33PM2.33m | 10:12AM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.74m | 3:48AM1.09m | 4:20PM0.63m | 4:16AM1.00m | 4:52PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | 34 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 40 | 45 | — | 40 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 644 | 607 | 561 | 548 | 545 | 634 | 590 | 561 | 561 | 39 | 180 | 204 | 245 | 180 | 181 | 230 | 274 | 282 | 282 |
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