Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0.4
NNE
7
0.9
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
28
54
98
110
130
131
131
109
95
104
88
85
91
78
40
58
26
28
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:42PM2.16m
8:14AM2.30m
9:27PM2.22m
8:56AM2.39m
Low Tide
2:33PM1.00m
2:46AM1.25m
3:13PM0.86m
3:20AM1.18m
3:48PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:54
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
20
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
21
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
13
11
13
13
16
15
16
18
17
17
17
16
18
19
20
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