Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (23 May)--
Evening (23 May)--

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:11PM2.31m
5:11AM2.17m
4:16PM2.27m
6:17AM2.18m
5:24PM2.26m
Low Tide
9:11AM1.24m
10:05PM0.56m
10:14AM1.31m
11:15PM0.58m
11:23AM1.31m
00:25AM0.58m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:46
4:45
4:43
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:54
8:55
8:57
2
Temp °C
20
21
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
15
15
18
17
17
18
19
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
288
288
288
292
292
292
292
384
391
392
392
391
380
380
380
380
392
403
403
380
392
380
380
392
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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