Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.7°C
2.6° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 4PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (30 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
22
49
41
3
3
3
4
4
4
7
7
11
19
19
19
12
12
7
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:26AM2.65m
00:10AM2.38m
12:04PM2.66m
00:45AM2.35m
12:42PM2.64m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.43m
5:52AM0.82m
6:31PM0.45m
6:28AM0.82m
7:07PM0.52m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
22
21
19
18
16
15
17
20
20
19
15
14
13
13
16
19
21
22
20
Feels °C
17
18
18
17
15
14
13
11
12
14
15
14
10
10
8
9
13
15
17
19
17
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