Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
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)
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
40
28
16
50
16
20
10
27
29
28
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
E
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:45PM2.06m
5:25AM2.18m
7:19PM2.13m
6:31AM2.23m
8:15PM2.21m
Low Tide
11:00PM1.46m
1:09PM1.14m
1:31AM1.43m
2:00PM0.99m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:54
6:52
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
14
13
12
13
17
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
20
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
14
14
11
11
10
11
13
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
21
16
17
17
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