Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
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)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
1
N
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
NNE
7
0.5
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
11
6
6
0
36
73
41
52
57
58
50
51
55
35
33
22
21
10
11
9
7
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:29AM2.30m
8:57PM2.28m
8:16AM2.38m
9:30PM2.34m
8:59AM2.47m
Low Tide
2:13AM1.34m
2:38PM0.85m
2:44AM1.24m
3:13PM0.73m
3:12AM1.13m
3:45PM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:47
6:45
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
20
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
19
20
20
21
Feels °C
18
16
16
15
17
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
17
17
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