Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 9PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 17 | 12 | 57 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 39 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:18PM2.29m | 7:41AM2.25m | 8:42PM2.37m | 8:43AM2.38m | 9:41PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM1.07m | 2:22PM0.87m | 2:49AM1.01m | 3:21PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 39 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 577 | 573 | 1077 | 667 | 424 | 629 | 565 | 425 | 559 | 582 | 558 | 643 | 273 | 195 | 195 | 61 | 195 | 633 | 708 |
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