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Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
6.2° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (13 Jan)--

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 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 (?)
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.2
N
0.3
NNW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)555544455555666663455555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)382923161316190000266773693018253485
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
20
S
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
2.18
5:43PM
2.06
5:36AM
2.12
6:35PM
2.12
6:51AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
1.29
11:07AM
1.08
11:15PM
1.27
12:32PM
1.13
1:12AM
1.19
1:32PM
1.13
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----7:58-------7:56-------7:56---
Sunset------4:05-------4:06-------4:07-
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------31---------21--322
Temp. °C98899109107543345568877777
Feels °C (?)3435445620-1-1-101014341113
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