Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 25 May 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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 10PM is: 0.2m 2s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)--
Afternoon (25 May)--
Evening (25 May)0.5ft (0.2m)2s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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)
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
NE
2
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
10
32
47
52
50
50
55
51
49
45
34
31
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:24PM2.26m
7:12AM2.20m
6:31PM2.25m
8:01AM2.21m
7:33PM2.25m
8:44AM2.21m
Low Tide
00:25AM0.58m
12:38PM1.24m
1:25AM0.59m
1:43PM1.14m
2:16AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:41
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:57
8:59
9:00
2
3
2
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
23
23
24
26
26
25
20
15
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
24
24
23
19
13
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
5
Energy kJ
32
20
16
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)
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
NE
2
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
10
32
47
52
50
50
55
51
49
45
34
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
403
403
392
380
380
381
381
403
392
392
381
381
381
381
403
403
403
403
403
381
381
381
381
454
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
6
7
6
9
6
8
8
6
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