Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 20 Apr 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
9.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NNE
0.6
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)444445565455666666665554
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43231136393426223360931271411961911421099572513932
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
2.60
12:17PM
2.37
12:39AM
2.54
12:58PM
2.33
1:30AM
2.43
1:42PM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
0.44
6:19PM
0.49
6:48AM
0.61
7:06PM
0.53
7:34AM
0.82
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:45-------5:43-------5:41----
Sunset-------7:59-------8:00-------8:01
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C877788887887888889988888
Feels °C (?)533322232321101002322222
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