Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.8°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
9
9
8
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:42PM2.64m
1:22AM2.31m
1:24PM2.60m
2:04AM2.26m
2:11PM2.52m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.52m
7:07AM0.84m
7:47PM0.63m
7:50AM0.90m
8:34PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:39
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
21
21
20
18
16
15
18
20
18
18
19
17
16
17
20
23
24
24
21
Feels °C
13
15
17
18
17
15
13
12
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
14
15
18
19
21
19
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