Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.4° C
2.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.9
S
4
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
21
22
16
27
8
8
8
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
1
4
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
W
30
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
15
N
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:52AM2.21m
1:39PM2.54m
2:36AM2.18m
2:24PM2.48m
3:28AM2.14m
3:22PM2.40m
Low Tide
7:29AM0.95m
8:17PM0.59m
8:13AM1.01m
9:05PM0.68m
9:07AM1.07m
10:00PM0.81m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
24
26
28
28
25
21
18
18
20
22
25
23
19
17
14
13
16
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
20
21
25
24
23
24
22
18
15
15
16
18
18
16
15
13
9
8
10
13
15
16
17
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