Lowestoft wave buoy observations on Fri, Aug 21, 2026
Hourly readings from the Lowestoft wave buoy for Fri, Aug 21, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for Lowestoft. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.
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for Fri, Aug 21, 2026
About Lowestoft wave buoy
Lowestoft is a Channel Coastal Observatory wave station off the Suffolk coast at Britain's most easterly town. Its North Sea observations provide local context for the harbour approaches, developed seafront and low-lying coastline around Lowestoft and northern Suffolk.
Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wave power and sea temperature.
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| Significant wave height (ft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Maximum wave height (ft) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Peak period (s) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Zero-crossing period (s) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Energy period (s) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Wave power, kilowatts per metre | 1.07 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 1.0 | 0.97 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 1.02 | 1.31 | 1.43 | 1.46 | 1.51 | 1.54 | 1.45 | 1.32 | 1.3 | 1.07 | 1.51 | 1.26 | 1.36 | 1.05 | 0.95 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.9 | 0.94 | 1.16 | 1.2 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 1.07 | 1.31 | 2.07 | - | - | - | - |
| Peak wave direction | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | ESE | NE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | N | - | - | - | - |
| Directional spread (°) | 38.8 | 37.8 | 38.2 | 38.2 | 36.7 | 49.4 | 69.3 | 67.6 | 60.0 | 58.3 | 52.8 | 54.2 | 42.2 | 43.9 | 33.9 | 30.2 | 32.3 | 27.2 | 29.1 | 35.0 | 31.8 | 35.1 | 25.1 | 42.2 | 26.9 | 29.2 | 25.0 | 30.8 | 44.5 | 51.5 | 42.1 | 49.7 | 47.7 | 48.0 | 51.1 | 40.7 | 49.7 | 39.2 | 40.0 | 28.8 | 30.3 | 27.2 | 32.7 | 29.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Water temperature(°C) | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | - | - | - | - |
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