Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.3° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
5
0.2
S
3
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0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
1
8
9
10
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03PM2.49m
2:25AM2.30m
3:05PM2.37m
3:21AM2.25m
4:27PM2.28m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.81m
8:11PM0.95m
8:35AM0.90m
9:09PM1.16m
9:50AM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:56
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6:58
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6:29
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6:25
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6:23
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Temp °C
15
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
18
17
15
15
16
16
17
17
19
20
18
17
Feels °C
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
17
16
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
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