Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
10
9
26
29
28
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
21
22
13
13
11
11
6
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
0
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
WNW
40
NW
45
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25AM2.18m
7:19PM2.13m
6:31AM2.23m
8:15PM2.21m
7:29AM2.30m
8:57PM2.28m
Low Tide
1:09PM1.14m
1:31AM1.43m
2:00PM0.99m
2:13AM1.34m
2:38PM0.85m
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6:35
6:37
6:39
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6:54
6:52
6:50
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
18
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
14
17
16
15
16
17
17
17
19
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
17
13
7
6
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