Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
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). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 4 | N 6 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 9 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:49PM2.28m | 6:34AM2.17m | 7:18PM2.29m | 7:41AM2.25m | 8:42PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM1.03m | 12:47PM1.07m | 1:33AM1.07m | 2:22PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | E 4 | E 4 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 562 | 562 | 181 | 562 | 567 | 577 | 577 | 629 | 1075 | 644 | 224 | 582 | 558 | 559 | 558 | 558 | 645 | 273 |
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