Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
43
49
40
31
31
17
13
16
29
47
52
51
37
31
20
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:41PM2.47m
11:43AM2.70m
00:18AM2.45m
12:26PM2.67m
00:56AM2.40m
1:11PM2.60m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.74m
6:03PM0.47m
6:08AM0.73m
6:42PM0.59m
6:50AM0.75m
7:23PM0.75m
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clear
part cloud
clear
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6:34
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1
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Temp °C
16
15
16
17
17
17
20
23
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
19
18
17
16
15
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
13
12
13
16
16
15
19
20
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
15
17
16
17
16
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