Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 22s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). 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 (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 22s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 22 | S 5 | S 5 | N 22 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NNW 2 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 74 | 135 | 144 | 144 | 216 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:34AM2.38m | 12:53PM2.38m | 1:06AM2.36m | 1:35PM2.26m | 1:44AM2.33m | 2:25PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.85m | 6:52PM1.01m | 7:12AM0.93m | 7:16PM1.14m | 7:56AM1.03m | 7:53PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 22 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 74 | 135 | 144 | 144 | 216 | 204 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 381 | 381 | 381 | 389 | 320 | 180 | 279 | 281 | 320 | 389 | 320 | 407 | 410 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 307 | 318 | 307 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 380 |
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