Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.4° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
183
179
195
147
103
72
57
41
30
32
19
11
12
11
17
17
18
18
28
28
30
32
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:03AM2.47m
9:14PM2.49m
8:54AM2.57m
9:53PM2.50m
9:39AM2.64m
Low Tide
2:16AM1.18m
2:44PM0.48m
3:00AM1.06m
3:28PM0.40m
3:40AM0.94m
4:09PM0.39m
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Temp °C
11
10
12
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13
12
12
10
9
14
16
17
17
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12
11
10
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12
10
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
7
8
7
4
2
8
10
11
12
8
6
5
3
3
5
5
5
4
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