Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.7° C
3.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
N
6
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
31
24
20
19
14
14
9
5
9
4
7
10
8
8
12
16
28
60
104
121
136
140
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:24AM2.66m
00:17AM2.50m
12:07PM2.69m
1:05AM2.41m
12:50PM2.68m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.80m
5:57PM0.20m
6:07AM0.84m
6:43PM0.20m
6:49AM0.91m
7:28PM0.27m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
18
19
18
18
16
15
14
14
17
17
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
13
14
15
14
15
13
13
12
11
12
12
9
10
11
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