Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.7° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 4AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.4
N
3
0.1
N
9
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:16PM2.55m
11:05AM2.74m
11:58PM2.51m
11:47AM2.77m
00:39AM2.42m
12:27PM2.74m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.82m
5:38PM0.17m
5:45AM0.81m
6:20PM0.21m
6:23AM0.84m
7:01PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
28
27
23
22
21
19
19
19
19
19
17
18
17
17
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
24
23
23
27
25
21
21
21
19
20
19
18
18
14
16
15
17
15
15
17
16
16
16
16
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