Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 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 (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.5
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.1
N
9
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
6
4
4
6
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
12
19
17
15
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
NW
25
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:49PM2.28m
6:34AM2.17m
7:18PM2.29m
7:41AM2.25m
8:42PM2.37m
Low Tide
00:07AM1.03m
12:47PM1.07m
1:33AM1.07m
2:22PM0.87m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
21
20
20
19
23
26
26
28
24
19
18
16
18
19
17
17
16
Feels °C
16
16
18
17
19
18
22
23
23
25
21
15
15
13
14
13
13
15
14
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