Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
NE
3
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
8
8
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
4
7
9
16
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:22AM2.65m
11:16PM2.55m
11:05AM2.74m
11:58PM2.51m
11:47AM2.77m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.87m
4:55PM0.23m
5:06AM0.82m
5:38PM0.17m
5:45AM0.81m
6:20PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
24
27
27
23
22
22
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
25
23
22
25
25
22
21
22
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
15
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