Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
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)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.2
N
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
4
9
9
16
18
31
31
31
33
33
32
33
32
20
19
18
10
9
10
7
3
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:28AM2.14m
3:22PM2.40m
4:27AM2.12m
4:33PM2.33m
5:29AM2.12m
5:49PM2.28m
Low Tide
9:07AM1.07m
10:00PM0.81m
10:13AM1.13m
11:01PM0.93m
11:24AM1.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:35
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
13
17
19
21
17
16
16
15
14
17
20
17
18
17
18
18
18
22
23
23
23
21
Feels °C
13
11
8
12
13
18
14
14
16
13
12
15
17
13
15
14
15
16
17
19
17
16
19
18
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