Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (17 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
77
130
139
268
359
435
532
619
481
483
381
371
295
215
168
187
116
107
123
97
82
77
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:44AM2.33m
2:25PM2.15m
2:31AM2.29m
3:33PM2.07m
3:31AM2.25m
5:21PM2.06m
Low Tide
7:56AM1.03m
7:53PM1.27m
9:02AM1.13m
8:51PM1.40m
10:24AM1.16m
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1
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1
2
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1
6
1
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Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
11
11
13
13
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
7
9
5
7
9
10
11
11
9
10
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