Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
20.1° C
2.9° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 7PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
8
0.4
S
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.6
S
4
0.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
4
4
4
7
6
4
7
7
12
12
7
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
15
W
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:07PM2.66m
1:57AM2.21m
1:49PM2.55m
2:36AM2.14m
2:35PM2.41m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.51m
7:37AM0.96m
8:22PM0.72m
8:16AM1.04m
9:03PM0.92m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
3
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
22
23
22
19
18
16
16
19
22
22
21
19
Feels °C
15
16
15
16
15
16
16
14
15
17
18
18
16
15
13
13
15
17
17
18
17
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