Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.9°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
4
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
88
106
106
85
71
73
81
89
89
109
94
83
48
19
25
24
86
83
74
45
44
39
26
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
30
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:14AM2.30m
9:27PM2.22m
8:56AM2.39m
10:02PM2.28m
9:34AM2.48m
Low Tide
2:46AM1.25m
3:13PM0.86m
3:20AM1.18m
3:48PM0.74m
3:48AM1.09m
4:20PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:54
7:52
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
19
19
19
20
21
21
19
19
19
18
21
20
20
Feels °C
12
12
12
14
13
15
15
17
18
17
15
16
16
16
18
21
19
17
17
18
18
21
20
16
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