Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, gales from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 128 | 79 | 53 | 38 | 28 | 106 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:43PM2.13m | 5:43AM2.24m | 7:35PM2.22m | 6:40AM2.29m | 8:16PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM1.48m | 1:04PM0.99m | 00:46AM1.41m | 1:49PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 159 | 121 | 79 | 53 | 38 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 289 | 128 | 34 | 17 | 37 | 28 | 106 | 176 | 106 | 105 | 85 | 94 | 34 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 391 | 392 | 83 | 39 | 39 | 230 | 273 | 273 | 230 | 274 | 441 | 540 | 448 | 448 | 214 | 204 | 181 | 507 | 200 |
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