Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 26 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
9.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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 afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
30
55
67
59
59
53
39
50
55
56
60
47
47
47
23
22
22
53
83
89
89
110
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:48AM2.23m
6:00PM2.18m
7:45AM2.28m
7:11PM2.24m
8:34AM2.30m
8:10PM2.30m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.67m
12:18PM1.31m
1:03AM0.56m
1:30PM1.19m
1:59AM0.47m
2:19PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:33
5:31
5:28
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8:08
8:10
8:13
4
Temp °C
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
13
12
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
6
8
8
10
7
5
6
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
Energy kJ
8
26
30
55
67
59
59
53
39
50
55
56
60
47
47
47
23
22
22
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
2
7
1
1
12
12
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.6
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
27
7
11
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
10
53
83
89
89
110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
242
195
195
61
195
273
282
168
39
39
22
39
61
351
351
36
351
351
425
423
424
421
421
392
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
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