Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 25 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
9.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.5
N
11
0.4
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
26
18
18
17
16
26
19
45
58
59
59
53
39
46
54
56
60
47
47
47
23
57
36
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
30
N
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:43PM2.15m
6:48AM2.23m
6:00PM2.18m
7:45AM2.28m
7:11PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:44AM1.32m
11:48PM0.67m
12:18PM1.31m
1:03AM0.56m
1:30PM1.19m
1:59AM0.47m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:35
5:33
5:31
5:28
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8:07
8:08
8:10
8:13
Temp °C
10
14
15
11
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
11
13
13
11
11
9
8
7
7
12
13
8
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
8
9
10
9
8
8
5
4
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.5
N
11
0.4
NNE
10
Energy kJ
33
26
18
18
17
16
26
19
45
58
59
59
53
39
46
54
56
60
47
47
47
23
57
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
12
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
NE
6
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
5
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
221
301
337
392
195
195
195
195
61
195
273
273
191
39
39
22
22
214
351
351
247
278
351
425
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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