Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 46 | 60 | 59 | 49 | 39 | 92 | 108 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35PM2.41m | 3:21AM2.10m | 3:30PM2.27m | 4:13AM2.08m | 4:34PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM1.04m | 9:03PM0.92m | 9:04AM1.13m | 9:50PM1.10m | 10:05AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 49 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | S 2 | SSW 4 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | N 3 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 3 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | — | 7 | 46 | 60 | 59 | 2 | 39 | 92 | 108 | 112 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 228 | 579 | 579 | 281 | 567 | 424 | 407 | 448 | 750 | 614 | 351 | 351 | 224 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 351 | 265 | 217 |
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