Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
20.1° C
3.0° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 4PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
8
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
N
5
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
4
4
5
3
3
5
4
2
6
3
2
2
2
2
7
2
3
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
11:47AM2.77m
00:39AM2.42m
12:27PM2.74m
1:18AM2.32m
1:07PM2.66m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.21m
6:23AM0.84m
7:01PM0.33m
7:00AM0.89m
7:41PM0.51m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
20
18
18
18
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
16
16
15
16
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Lowestoft surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest