Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.3° C
2.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
7
0.3
NNW
6
0.9
ENE
4
1
E
5
1.2
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
8
22
49
81
58
42
39
21
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
20
SSE
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
5
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:37AM2.26m
12:25PM2.58m
1:13AM2.24m
1:01PM2.57m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.51m
6:14AM0.92m
7:00PM0.51m
6:50AM0.93m
7:36PM0.53m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
17
17
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
21
24
21
22
Feels °C
15
15
16
18
17
17
18
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
18
19
23
20
23
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