Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.7° C
2.8° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
33
33
33
31
19
18
18
10
9
9
5
5
6
7
7
1
1
3
4
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:27AM2.12m
4:33PM2.33m
5:29AM2.12m
5:49PM2.28m
6:34AM2.17m
7:18PM2.29m
Low Tide
10:13AM1.13m
11:01PM0.93m
11:24AM1.14m
00:07AM1.03m
12:47PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:32
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
18
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
20
25
27
28
25
22
Feels °C
14
14
15
16
14
14
15
15
15
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
17
22
23
25
23
20
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