Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
17.4°C
2.4° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
16
17
17
29
30
31
46
47
46
46
46
47
45
27
23
13
12
6
83
116
139
154
159
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39AM2.64m
10:30PM2.49m
10:20AM2.67m
11:03PM2.46m
11:00AM2.65m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.94m
4:09PM0.39m
4:18AM0.85m
4:48PM0.44m
4:55AM0.78m
5:25PM0.55m
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
10
10
12
13
14
12
10
9
9
8
10
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
6
3
3
5
5
6
5
3
2
3
3
5
8
9
10
10
9
11
11
10
9
11
11
12
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