Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.3° C
2.9° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.2
N
8
0.4
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
N
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
N
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.6
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
5
5
2
9
11
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
1
3
4
10
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
NW
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
E
20
E
20
SE
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30PM2.26m
11:14AM2.57m
00:03AM2.27m
11:50AM2.59m
00:37AM2.26m
12:25PM2.58m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.96m
5:54PM0.54m
5:41AM0.93m
6:26PM0.51m
6:14AM0.92m
7:00PM0.51m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:13
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8:46
8:45
8:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
18
19
17
17
17
17
16
15
18
19
18
17
18
18
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
14
14
14
14
11
13
15
16
14
12
15
15
14
13
16
18
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
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