Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.0°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
6
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
17
29
9
9
9
4
3
4
4
2
2
7
3
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
30
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:16PM2.54m
10:02AM2.68m
10:55PM2.54m
10:44AM2.75m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.34m
4:04AM0.91m
4:34PM0.26m
4:43AM0.83m
5:14PM0.26m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:17
7:15
 mm
2
Temp °C
19
20
17
15
17
15
17
20
17
16
17
17
18
17
16
21
23
22
19
Feels °C
13
15
12
11
14
13
14
17
14
14
16
15
18
15
11
14
19
19
16
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