Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.9°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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
7
14
25
28
29
25
22
13
13
5
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:13AM2.29m
1:19PM2.48m
1:47AM2.24m
2:02PM2.35m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.68m
7:03AM0.88m
7:38PM0.88m
7:38AM0.97m
8:10PM1.07m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
20
18
14
13
12
14
17
17
17
15
16
14
13
14
15
20
18
15
Feels °C
18
15
14
10
10
8
10
14
14
13
11
12
9
7
8
10
13
12
11
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