Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.9
S
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
1.5
S
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
46
45
30
42
29
33
28
29
18
17
12
8
5
5
45
4
1
2
2
2
154
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02PM2.28m
9:34AM2.48m
10:33PM2.33m
10:12AM2.56m
11:04PM2.37m
10:49AM2.62m
Low Tide
3:48AM1.09m
4:20PM0.63m
4:16AM1.00m
4:52PM0.53m
4:46AM0.92m
5:24PM0.46m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
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7:52
7:51
7:49
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
23
23
21
19
17
16
19
22
23
21
17
18
18
16
19
17
19
19
20
Feels °C
19
18
16
17
17
22
23
19
16
16
14
15
16
17
15
11
14
14
13
16
11
14
13
14
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