Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
N
3
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
5
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0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
7
12
13
15
12
0
1
1
3
3
4
5
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01PM2.40m
9:40AM2.56m
10:33PM2.45m
10:21AM2.64m
11:06PM2.47m
11:02AM2.69m
Low Tide
3:42AM1.01m
4:18PM0.50m
4:16AM0.89m
4:52PM0.44m
4:52AM0.80m
5:27PM0.42m
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Temp °C
15
14
14
14
16
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
10
11
12
12
13
13
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