Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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)
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
38
28
21
13
9
22
31
30
31
29
29
48
51
51
50
50
48
37
36
36
29
29
19
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:28AM2.30m
2:32PM2.21m
3:44AM2.19m
3:32PM2.17m
5:32AM2.17m
4:43PM2.15m
Low Tide
8:26AM1.04m
9:06PM0.68m
9:29AM1.22m
10:21PM0.72m
10:44AM1.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:39
5:37
5:35
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8:04
8:06
8:07
Temp °C
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
14
11
10
10
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
4
5
6
6
4
4
7
11
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
N
11
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
4
3
1
1
2
30
31
29
29
15
51
50
50
48
37
36
36
29
29
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NE
7
Energy kJ
52
38
28
21
13
9
22
31
48
51
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
667
647
642
642
642
425
425
425
181
230
204
181
424
392
391
36
22
181
181
221
301
301
292
301
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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