Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
20.0°C
2.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
0.4
NNE
7
1
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
71
71
52
50
48
30
29
15
34
63
110
130
154
187
167
118
59
57
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:40PM2.10m
7:20AM2.21m
8:42PM2.16m
8:14AM2.30m
9:27PM2.22m
Low Tide
1:43PM1.16m
2:04AM1.31m
2:33PM1.00m
2:46AM1.25m
3:13PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
18
19
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