Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 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
9.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 9AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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 (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)544444444444443---345554
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1514959714161390000000000012127
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
2.44
10:22AM
2.38
10:19PM
2.54
11:00AM
2.41
11:05PM
2.60
11:38AM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.34
4:10PM
0.69
4:43AM
0.29
4:52PM
0.58
5:24AM
0.33
5:35PM
0.51
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---5:52-------5:50-------5:47----
Sunset-------7:53-------7:54-------7:57
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131211121215151414121110111415121110878888
Feels °C (?)998981010101098779101076323334
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