Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.4°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 4PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0.4
N
7
0.9
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.7
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
28
24
13
11
7
5
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:55PM2.27m
6:07AM2.21m
7:37PM2.33m
7:22AM2.30m
8:42PM2.43m
Low Tide
11:15AM1.08m
11:53PM1.25m
12:58PM0.97m
1:38AM1.22m
2:15PM0.73m
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cloud
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light rain
cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:28
7:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
20
20
21
21
22
20
20
24
22
20
20
18
16
15
14
16
18
17
15
Feels °C
12
13
15
16
17
19
19
18
18
21
19
19
17
14
12
10
8
10
11
11
9
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