Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.1
N
5
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0.2
E
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
20
19
9
9
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:59AM2.47m
10:01PM2.40m
9:40AM2.56m
10:33PM2.45m
10:21AM2.64m
Low Tide
3:12AM1.13m
3:45PM0.61m
3:42AM1.01m
4:18PM0.50m
4:16AM0.89m
4:52PM0.44m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
19
20
17
17
15
14
13
14
16
16
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16
16
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18
18
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17
Feels °C
13
14
15
18
19
16
16
11
11
10
11
14
13
12
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
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