Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 9PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNW
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
22
17
0
0
1
3
4
3
5
11
25
39
48
51
42
40
24
19
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSW
20
SW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
NE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:06PM2.47m
11:02AM2.69m
11:41PM2.47m
11:43AM2.70m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.44m
4:52AM0.80m
5:27PM0.42m
5:29AM0.74m
6:03PM0.47m
cloud
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
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6:48
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6:40
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1
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3
4
1
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Temp °C
19
17
17
16
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
19
18
20
20
Feels °C
15
13
14
14
10
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
13
15
16
18
16
19
20
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