Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.4°C
2.5° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
6
3
3
3
3
8
16
27
29
31
31
32
20
18
17
17
12
10
9
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:10PM2.41m
3:50AM2.17m
4:24PM2.31m
4:56AM2.16m
5:55PM2.27m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.99m
9:30PM0.98m
9:54AM1.07m
10:37PM1.15m
11:15AM1.08m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
17
15
14
13
15
17
20
18
19
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
21
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
12
10
9
8
10
12
18
15
17
16
16
14
13
14
16
16
18
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