Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.7° C
2.7° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.1
N
9
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
5
9
6
0
6
0
2
12
20
22
11
7
7
24
25
25
35
39
39
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
5
W
25
N
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:18PM2.29m
7:41AM2.25m
8:42PM2.37m
8:43AM2.38m
9:41PM2.47m
Low Tide
12:47PM1.07m
1:33AM1.07m
2:22PM0.87m
2:49AM1.01m
3:21PM0.61m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
24
27
27
28
25
18
18
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
22
23
21
23
24
14
16
13
14
14
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
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