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Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | S 4 | N 7 | SSW 4 | |
5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 61 | 102 | 144 | 160 | 126 | 77 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.45m | 5:49AM0.59m | 6:13PM0.41m | 6:35AM0.75m | 7:05PM0.42m | 7:22AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 4 | S 5 | N 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 7 | — |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | S 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 61 | 102 | 144 | 160 | 126 | 77 | 57 | 47 | 34 | 3 | 27 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 323 | 350 | 700 | 690 | 624 | 739 | 494 | 296 | 242 | 242 | 274 | 477 | 353 | 561 | 574 | 475 | 320 | 288 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 296 |
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