Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
NE
3
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.1
N
9
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
9
5
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
W
15
NW
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:22AM2.65m
11:16PM2.55m
11:05AM2.74m
11:58PM2.51m
11:47AM2.77m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.23m
5:06AM0.82m
5:38PM0.17m
5:45AM0.81m
6:20PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
25
26
27
27
27
26
24
27
26
23
22
22
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
21
22
23
24
23
25
23
22
26
24
22
21
22
19
20
18
18
17
15
15
17
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