Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.5° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)--
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
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
7
0.4
NNW
3
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
0
0
129
123
148
199
210
189
236
183
112
78
64
44
31
22
19
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:28PM2.46m
8:03AM2.47m
9:14PM2.49m
8:54AM2.57m
9:53PM2.50m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.62m
2:16AM1.18m
2:44PM0.48m
3:00AM1.06m
3:28PM0.40m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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7:03
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7:05
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7:05
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6:16
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6:15
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6:13
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 mm
1
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1
3
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2
2
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1
1
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Temp °C
16
15
14
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
9
13
16
17
17
15
12
Feels °C
14
11
10
5
4
4
3
4
5
5
7
8
7
5
1
6
10
12
11
9
7
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