Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 10 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (10 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.9
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SSE
0.1
N
0.1
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)777774566676666775555544
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)814159823871381599711332224046423323105
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50PM
2.06
5:29AM
1.94
4:58PM
2.04
7:02AM
2.02
6:04PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
1.29
10:34PM
1.08
10:37AM
1.37
12:09AM
1.02
11:57AM
1.37
1:22AM
0.88
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:03-------6:01
Sunset---7:40-------7:43-------7:45----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------11----
Temp. °C7997889910999777791212119878
Feels °C (?)3532201021320-1-1-126675445
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