Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
11.4°C
0.6° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 7AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (13 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun morning).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
N
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
431
348
332
232
265
240
214
173
137
96
90
64
61
39
22
22
25
37
42
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM2.47m
11:34AM2.27m
11:35PM2.46m
12:14PM2.18m
00:13AM2.43m
Low Tide
5:25AM0.83m
5:14PM1.07m
6:02AM0.89m
5:43PM1.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
9
8
5
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
6
8
8
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
2
2
-2
-2
-1
0
1
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
3
3
2
2
2
1
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