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Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:29PM 2.21 | 7:14AM 2.24 | 8:03PM 2.26 | 8:05AM 2.23 | 8:33PM 2.33 | 8:50AM 2.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:28AM 1.17 | 1:53PM 0.95 | 2:14AM 1.06 | 2:30PM 0.97 | 2:54AM 0.97 | 3:02PM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:38 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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