Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.2° 

Lowestoft surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lowestoft today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 2s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 9AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (03 Oct)--
Evening (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)2s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
5
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
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0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
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0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
N
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
N
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:25AM2.30m
3:05PM2.37m
3:21AM2.25m
4:27PM2.28m
4:29AM2.24m
6:19PM2.30m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.90m
9:09PM1.16m
9:50AM0.97m
10:20PM1.32m
11:16AM0.95m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:25
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6:23
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Temp °C
16
15
15
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
18
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
19
21
21
20
Feels °C
13
12
12
17
17
13
14
15
15
15
16
18
18
16
14
13
12
11
11
16
19
19
18
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