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Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | ENE 4 | S 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | ESE 2 | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 4 | |
126 | 94 | 69 | 48 | 45 | 72 | 69 | 57 | 40 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:51AM2.29m | 9:40PM2.36m | 10:22AM2.29m | 10:19PM2.36m | 10:50AM2.30m | 10:56PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.84m | 4:05AM0.51m | 4:16PM0.75m | 4:41AM0.58m | 4:51PM0.69m | 5:12AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 8:21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | ESE 2 | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 126 | 94 | 69 | 48 | 45 | 72 | 69 | 57 | 40 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 567 | 452 | 403 | 403 | 296 | 242 | 204 | 204 | 286 | 449 | 293 | 350 | 242 | 403 | 403 | 456 | 507 | 438 | 454 | 562 | 561 | 562 | 590 | 595 |
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