Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 21 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 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
NNE
0.7
NE
0.5
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)566666666555555555454567
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48881351501361361279387756642394033272712181312334457
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
2.33
1:30AM
2.43
1:42PM
2.27
2:28AM
2.30
2:32PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
0.61
7:06PM
0.53
7:34AM
0.82
8:01PM
0.60
8:26AM
1.04
9:06PM
0.68
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-5:43-------5:41-------5:39------
Sunset-----8:00-------8:01-------8:04--
part cloud
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)
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Temp. °C878888888888899876788888
Feels °C (?)100011122232133222222233
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