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Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 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
11.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | N 8 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | |
26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 41 | 98 | 94 | 62 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:33AM2.42m | 10:50PM2.55m | 11:15AM2.45m | 11:41PM2.55m | 11:57AM2.45m | 00:32AM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.56m | 5:03AM0.47m | 5:24PM0.45m | 5:49AM0.59m | 6:13PM0.41m | 6:35AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | 8:49 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 41 | 98 | 94 | 62 | 1 | 34 | 40 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 140 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 181 | 181 | 279 | 424 | 424 | 505 | 389 | 381 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 624 | 756 | 676 | 181 | 274 | 320 | 403 | 567 |
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