Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BST
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Lowestoft surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (19 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
N
7
0.3
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
6
16
31
61
102
144
160
126
77
57
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:41PM2.55m
11:57AM2.45m
00:32AM2.49m
12:40PM2.43m
1:26AM2.39m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.45m
5:49AM0.59m
6:13PM0.41m
6:35AM0.75m
7:05PM0.42m
7:22AM0.93m
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:46
8:49
8:50
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
11
10
11
10
11
11
13
15
13
11
11
12
13
15
16
17
16
14
13
14
16
19
7
10
7
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
8
6
6
7
7
10
12
14
14
11
10
12
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.6
S
5
0.1
N
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
20
1
12
7
6
4
4
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.7
S
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
Energy kJ
5
4
6
16
31
61
102
144
160
126
77
57
47
34
3
27
2
1
1
1
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
389
323
350
700
690
624
739
494
296
242
242
274
477
353
561
574
475
320
288
281
281
281
281
296
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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