Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.3°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
57
42
43
44
32
30
20
19
9
9
4
4
7
5
7
9
6
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:16AM2.38m
9:30PM2.34m
8:59AM2.47m
10:01PM2.40m
9:40AM2.56m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.73m
3:12AM1.13m
3:45PM0.61m
3:42AM1.01m
4:18PM0.50m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
20
21
20
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
11
12
12
13
13
14
15
19
19
20
15
14
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
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