Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.7°C
2.6° 

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), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
5
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
106
87
85
72
62
83
84
96
80
70
33
34
26
19
30
25
20
31
32
50
44
29
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-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-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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<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
5
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
21
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
12
12
14
14
15
16
17
18
17
16
17
16
17
19
20
21
19
17
18
18
20
19
18
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