Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 19 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 9AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.6m)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 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 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)
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
S
6
0.1
N
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
5
0.9
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
0.3
S
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
31
73
94
169
1
126
88
70
43
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
4
6
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
11:41PM2.55m
11:57AM2.45m
00:32AM2.49m
12:40PM2.43m
1:26AM2.39m
1:25PM2.40m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.59m
6:13PM0.41m
6:35AM0.75m
7:05PM0.42m
7:22AM0.93m
8:00PM0.46m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<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>
8:46
8:49
8:50
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
11
11
12
15
13
11
11
11
13
16
16
18
16
14
14
14
16
19
20
19
19
6
5
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
6
6
7
10
12
15
13
11
11
12
13
15
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.6
S
5
0.1
N
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
19
1
11
6
6
6
3
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
12
31
73
94
169
176
126
88
70
43
33
2
19
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
700
700
624
739
497
326
293
242
296
358
353
567
567
475
320
288
281
281
281
281
296
323
323
301
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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