Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.2° 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
S
4
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
39
43
36
27
24
25
22
23
25
26
22
21
16
11
8
8
5
3
3
1
6
4
4
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
5
SE
10
SW
10
W
15
S
20
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:13AM2.24m
1:01PM2.57m
1:52AM2.21m
1:39PM2.54m
2:36AM2.18m
2:24PM2.48m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.93m
7:36PM0.53m
7:29AM0.95m
8:17PM0.59m
8:13AM1.01m
9:05PM0.68m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
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
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
26
28
28
27
24
20
17
17
19
22
26
25
21
Feels °C
16
15
15
16
18
19
17
18
20
20
19
24
24
22
21
19
16
13
13
14
16
20
18
15
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