Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 22 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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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 (?)
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)666555544444446677777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1361007462484130242426201891223364150504256668076
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
2.43
1:42PM
2.27
2:28AM
2.30
2:32PM
2.21
3:44AM
2.19
3:32PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
0.53
7:34AM
0.82
8:01PM
0.60
8:26AM
1.04
9:06PM
0.68
9:29AM
1.22
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---5:41-------5:39-------5:37----
Sunset-------8:01-------8:04-------8:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C889899991098778888877910109
Feels °C (?)123233334443233333224444
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