Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
20.2° C
3.0° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.9
N
7
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.3
N
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
40
39
40
41
59
74
104
76
73
73
100
130
120
173
102
87
92
75
76
59
58
50
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
E
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:13AM2.08m
4:34PM2.15m
5:11AM2.10m
5:55PM2.08m
6:14AM2.14m
7:40PM2.10m
Low Tide
10:05AM1.21m
10:43PM1.25m
11:20AM1.26m
11:49PM1.34m
1:43PM1.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
15
17
16
16
17
Feels °C
12
10
11
12
13
13
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
14
14
12
13
15
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