Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 12 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
8.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)565544432---3---33333444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)757445220031100000003646661417
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
2.06
7:54AM
2.11
7:02PM
2.12
8:35AM
2.19
7:55PM
2.21
9:11AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.88
1:18PM
1.28
2:07AM
0.73
2:08PM
1.15
2:47AM
0.57
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:01-------5:58-------5:56--
Sunset-7:45-------7:46-------7:47------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C12119876867777779121312111110101112
Feels °C (?)554444423444435888776677
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