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Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lowestoft. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | |
42 | 42 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 7:33PM2.25m | 8:44AM2.21m | 8:29PM2.24m | 9:20AM2.23m | 9:17PM2.23m | 9:51AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM1.14m | 2:16AM0.63m | 2:34PM1.02m | 3:01AM0.68m | 3:18PM0.91m | 3:40AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | N 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NE 6 | — | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 8 | ENE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NE 5 | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 403 | 403 | 403 | 416 | 438 | 381 | 438 | 454 | 454 | 454 | 561 | 647 | 377 | 349 | 403 | 403 | 561 | 643 | 515 | 471 | 407 | 388 | 388 | 384 |
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