Lowestoft surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 11 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lowestoft today?

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 4AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.3
N
0.9
SE
1.2
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)7456667766776555554444--
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8226514817115411132274606256330000000
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
W
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
10
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
1.94
4:58PM
2.04
7:02AM
2.02
6:04PM
2.06
7:54AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
1.08
10:37AM
1.37
12:09AM
1.02
11:57AM
1.37
1:22AM
0.88
1:18PM
1.28
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise---6:05-------6:03-------6:01----
Sunset-------7:43-------7:45-------7:46
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1--------11--------
Temp. °C88991059977779111110987681088
Feels °C (?)20102-432-1-2-1-1144555445654
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