Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
20.2°C
3.0° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
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)
1.1
N
7
1
NNE
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
120
163
85
149
92
73
73
73
71
71
52
50
48
29
27
25
24
63
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:55PM2.08m
6:14AM2.14m
7:40PM2.10m
7:20AM2.21m
8:42PM2.16m
Low Tide
11:49PM1.34m
1:43PM1.16m
2:04AM1.31m
2:33PM1.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
11
12
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
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