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East · UK tide gauge
TUESDAY 19 MAY 2026
EA gauge · Lowestoft
Next high tide at Lowestoft is at 01:00 (0.8 m, 2hr 23mins). Next low tide 06:00 (-0.6 m, 7hr 23mins).
Lowestoft tide times today · Tue 19 May
| Tide | Time (UK) | Height |
|---|---|---|
| ↓ Low | 05:00 | -0.7 m |
| ↑ High | 11:00 | 0.7 m |
| ↓ Low | 18:00 | -1.2 m |
Today's tide range at Lowestoft: 1.9 m
Current water height
0.38 m
Rising tideAs of 21:00 · 19 May (UK time)
Best fishing times today · Lowestoft
Solunar feeding periods. Major periods (moon overhead and underfoot) are the strongest; minor periods fall around moonrise and moonset.
Major period
02:00 to 04:00
Minor period
05:45 to 06:45
Major period
14:30 to 16:30
Tide curve · weather forecast + astronomical prediction · scroll to scrub
Heights calibrated to the live UK Environment Agency gauge where available, otherwise relative to local chart datum.
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Yesterday plus the next 9 days of high and low tides, covering the full Open-Meteo tide-model horizon.
Yesterday
range 1.73 m
Today
range 1.88 m
Tomorrow
range 1.74 m
Thursday 21 May
range 1.94 m
Friday 22 May
range 1.90 m
Saturday 23 May
range 1.76 m
Sunday 24 May
range 1.03 m
Monday 25 May
range 0.97 m
Tuesday 26 May
range 1.01 m
Wednesday 27 May
range 1.51 m
Thursday 28 May
range 1.43 m
Tide data from the UK Environment Agency, refreshed at most every 30 minutes. For navigation use, always cross-check official Admiralty tables.
Lowestoft sits on the East coast and follows the standard semi-diurnal tidal pattern of the British Isles - two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours and 50 minutes, with each successive high arriving about 12 hours and 25 minutes after the last. Tide range at Lowestoft varies between spring tides (around new and full moon, when the Sun and Moon's gravity align for the biggest range) and neap tides (around the first and last quarter, when their forces partly cancel).
The live tide-height readings on this page come from the UK Environment Agency tide gauge network: actual sensor data, not an estimate. The 10-day forecast that follows is generated by Open-Meteo's ocean model and is calibrated each hour to the latest EA gauge reading at Lowestoft so the numbers match what you'd see on a printed tide table. Heights are quoted in metres above local chart datum, which is the convention used in UK Admiralty tide tables.
Whether you're sea fishing, surfing, kayaking, diving, kite-flying or just walking the dog along the beach, knowing the tide times for Lowestoft helps you plan around safe access, the run of the current and the productive feeding windows in either side of a tide change.
Anglers fishing the East coast near Lowestoft typically cross-check the closest neighbouring gauges: Felixstowe tide times (~39 miles along the coast), and Margate tide times (~76 miles along the coast) . Calibrated heights are pulled from the live EA gauge at 52.474°N 1.755°E.
The next high tide at Lowestoft is at 01:00 on Wednesday 20 May, reaching 0.8 metres. Heights are calibrated to the live UK Environment Agency tide gauge.
The next low tide at Lowestoft is at 06:00 on Wednesday 20 May, dropping to -0.6 metres.
On Tuesday 19 May 2026, 1 high tide at 11:00 (0.7m).
On Tuesday 19 May 2026, 2 low tides at 05:00 (-0.7m) and 18:00 (-1.2m).
Today's tide range at Lowestoft is approximately 1.9 metres between low and high water. Spring tides typically run higher and neap tides lower; see the 14-day forecast below for the pattern.
Tide heights are pulled from the UK Environment Agency tide gauge network in real time, with a 14-day forecast modelled from Open-Meteo. The data is refreshed every hour and is free for anglers, surfers, kayakers and divers to use.
The major solunar feeding periods at Lowestoft today are 02:00 to 04:00 and 14:30 to 16:30, when the moon is overhead and underfoot. Minor periods fall around moonrise and moonset. Fish tend to feed most actively in these windows, so plan a session around them where the state of tide also suits.
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