Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.3° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
30
35
23
19
20
20
21
16
15
8
8
8
3
3
3
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:01PM2.57m
1:52AM2.21m
1:39PM2.54m
2:36AM2.18m
2:24PM2.48m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.53m
7:29AM0.95m
8:17PM0.59m
8:13AM1.01m
9:05PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
20
20
23
24
27
28
25
21
18
17
20
24
25
23
21
Feels °C
19
18
18
19
20
21
23
21
22
23
21
18
15
13
15
19
19
16
17
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