Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 27 Feb 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
5.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (27 Feb)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.7
NNW
0.8
N
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
1.1
S
1.6
S
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)665555458867777656666555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)726058524223141511395647352522551583277525051
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
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
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
2.09
7:13AM
2.28
7:05PM
2.21
8:11AM
2.38
8:00PM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
1.17
12:44AM
0.85
1:19PM
1.09
1:45AM
0.61
2:08PM
0.99
2:33AM
0.41
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise6:45-------6:41-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:27-------5:29-------5:30-----
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1----------------41-----
Temp. °C991010109876677876687899988
Feels °C (?)34556544112442101-2133322
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