Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.4° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
195
152
109
74
54
41
30
21
19
11
11
11
16
16
18
18
19
31
31
32
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:03AM2.47m
9:14PM2.49m
8:54AM2.57m
9:53PM2.50m
9:39AM2.64m
Low Tide
2:44PM0.48m
3:00AM1.06m
3:28PM0.40m
3:40AM0.94m
4:09PM0.39m
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
10
9
15
16
17
17
15
13
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
6
4
1
10
10
11
11
9
7
5
3
3
4
5
5
5
4
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