Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
87
77
78
87
68
85
73
64
73
50
39
35
40
39
57
39
26
27
42
32
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
SE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:14AM2.30m
9:27PM2.22m
8:56AM2.39m
10:02PM2.28m
9:34AM2.48m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.86m
3:20AM1.18m
3:48PM0.74m
3:48AM1.09m
4:20PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:54
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
21
20
22
22
21
Feels °C
13
14
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
20
21
20
19
21
18
19
19
19
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