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Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 13 Jan 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
6.2° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (13 Jan)--

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 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 (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.2
N
0.3
SSE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.7
SSE
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)444555345666645555666694
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19171325001046773125041415474169016426
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
50
SSE
50
WSW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crossoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
2.06
5:36AM
2.12
6:35PM
2.12
6:51AM
2.10
7:21PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
1.08
11:15PM
1.27
12:32PM
1.13
1:12AM
1.19
1:32PM
1.13
2:04AM
1.05
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise7:58-------7:56-------7:56-------
Sunset--4:05-------4:06-------4:07-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--3122-------13---3522--
Temp. °C9109976543455689778788965
Feels °C (?)55562210-1110023223100-1-5-3
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