Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.7°C
2.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
19
19
34
40
45
29
40
36
37
30
26
19
19
9
9
8
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02PM2.28m
9:34AM2.48m
10:33PM2.33m
10:12AM2.56m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.74m
3:48AM1.09m
4:20PM0.63m
4:16AM1.00m
4:52PM0.53m
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part cloud
part cloud
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clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
20
20
21
20
19
19
20
20
22
21
18
17
16
19
22
23
22
17
Feels °C
17
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
20
23
20
16
15
14
15
18
18
15
11
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