Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.3°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.6
W
3
0.2
N
6
0.3
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
8
27
84
115
84
61
39
37
35
24
23
23
24
16
17
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
15
E
10
ESE
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:22AM2.30m
8:42PM2.43m
8:25AM2.43m
9:32PM2.51m
9:17AM2.57m
Low Tide
1:38AM1.22m
2:15PM0.73m
2:38AM1.12m
3:06PM0.51m
3:23AM1.01m
3:51PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
14
14
14
14
17
14
13
14
13
14
17
18
15
16
16
15
14
16
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
9
10
11
10
13
8
7
9
8
9
13
15
12
14
16
14
12
13
14
13
13
12
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