Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 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
10.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 11AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (29 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
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)
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
188
205
170
165
184
212
198
149
139
126
114
74
54
64
64
56
57
48
30
18
4
4
2
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:15AM2.30m
8:58PM2.34m
9:51AM2.29m
9:40PM2.36m
10:22AM2.29m
10:19PM2.36m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.44m
3:01PM0.95m
3:27AM0.45m
3:40PM0.84m
4:05AM0.51m
4:16PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
5:24
5:22
5:20
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8:14
8:15
8:17
8:20
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
8
10
12
15
15
14
12
10
10
11
13
15
17
16
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
2
0
3
6
9
9
8
7
5
4
6
8
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
6
11
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
11
7
8
4
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
261
188
205
170
165
184
212
198
149
139
126
114
74
54
64
64
56
57
48
30
18
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
392
590
590
508
624
577
558
590
590
508
558
456
416
403
403
293
180
204
438
434
403
293
417
498
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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