Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
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
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
37
46
36
35
27
19
13
21
27
32
36
36
38
40
76
50
51
50
47
35
35
35
29
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
High Tide
1:42PM2.27m
2:28AM2.30m
2:32PM2.21m
3:44AM2.19m
3:32PM2.17m
5:32AM2.17m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.60m
8:26AM1.04m
9:06PM0.68m
9:29AM1.22m
10:21PM0.72m
10:44AM1.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:39
5:37
5:35
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8:01
8:04
8:06
8:07
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
36
36
38
76
50
51
50
47
35
35
35
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
Energy kJ
40
37
46
36
35
27
19
13
21
27
32
40
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
634
634
644
667
647
642
642
642
425
425
287
230
230
287
397
394
392
391
181
181
181
181
204
301
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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