Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 25 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 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
35
33
26
18
18
26
27
8
25
70
72
62
61
61
61
65
49
55
68
48
47
47
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
NW
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
5
NNE
15
N
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:32AM2.17m
4:43PM2.15m
6:48AM2.23m
6:00PM2.18m
7:45AM2.28m
7:11PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.72m
10:44AM1.32m
11:48PM0.67m
12:18PM1.31m
1:03AM0.56m
1:30PM1.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:35
5:33
5:31
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8:07
8:08
8:10
Temp °C
7
7
8
11
15
15
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
10
12
12
12
10
5
4
4
8
13
13
7
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
5
6
8
9
8
11
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
Energy kJ
37
36
35
33
26
18
18
26
15
7
7
70
72
62
61
61
61
65
49
55
68
48
47
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
12
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
E
4
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
27
8
25
1
1
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
168
181
175
181
301
337
288
288
273
195
191
83
195
273
293
273
61
39
22
22
36
214
214
217
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
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