Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.7°C
2.7° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 11AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (31 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
4
4
8
3
3
11
11
18
18
12
12
11
6
6
6
2
2
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:04PM2.66m
00:45AM2.35m
12:42PM2.64m
1:22AM2.31m
1:24PM2.60m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.82m
6:31PM0.45m
6:28AM0.82m
7:07PM0.52m
7:07AM0.84m
7:47PM0.63m
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:39
 mm
2
Temp °C
16
15
16
20
21
20
16
15
14
13
16
19
21
21
19
18
16
15
17
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
10
11
15
17
16
12
11
10
10
13
15
17
19
16
15
13
13
14
14
17
17
16
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