Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.4° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
186
99
57
41
31
31
23
23
20
13
14
15
9
9
9
9
4
8
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:25AM2.43m
9:32PM2.51m
9:17AM2.57m
10:16PM2.54m
10:02AM2.68m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.51m
3:23AM1.01m
3:51PM0.34m
4:04AM0.91m
4:34PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
15
18
19
19
17
15
15
15
17
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
8
10
11
13
15
14
11
12
11
13
14
15
14
12
12
13
14
17
16
16
16
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