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Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:39PM2.20m | 10:48AM2.37m | 11:18PM2.18m | 11:20AM2.41m | 11:55PM2.15m | 11:54AM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.74m | 4:46AM0.86m | 5:14PM0.70m | 5:12AM0.90m | 5:50PM0.69m | 5:36AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
 kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 491 | 281 | 224 | 224 | 288 | 320 | 320 | 320 | 381 | 288 | 381 | 416 | 403 | 281 | 424 | 670 | 421 | 288 | 281 | 281 | 594 | 700 | 617 |
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