Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
N
5
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
5
2
5
9
15
9
9
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:27PM2.74m
1:18AM2.32m
1:07PM2.66m
1:57AM2.21m
1:49PM2.55m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.33m
7:00AM0.89m
7:41PM0.51m
7:37AM0.96m
8:22PM0.72m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
18
21
22
20
19
18
16
15
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
19
21
23
22
20
Feels °C
19
20
22
19
19
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
13
16
18
18
18
17
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