Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
5.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)883444444444447664556655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5651016866111717137611100698505741
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
2.07
2:42AM
2.32
3:23PM
2.03
4:01AM
2.22
4:33PM
2.03
5:44AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
0.77
8:14PM
0.95
9:05AM
0.96
9:27PM
1.03
10:14AM
1.11
10:53PM
1.02
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise6:50-------6:48-------6:47-------
Sunset--5:21-------5:22-------5:24-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1212131110111111101213131313111010131412111098
Feels °C (?)1089778886810101097657854433
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