Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.4° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
133
105
105
102
97
74
54
51
48
34
29
28
26
25
25
17
26
39
34
53
140
138
94
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:40AM2.19m
2:19PM2.54m
3:31AM2.10m
3:10PM2.43m
4:24AM2.06m
4:07PM2.31m
Low Tide
8:12AM1.06m
9:01PM0.57m
8:57AM1.13m
9:51PM0.75m
9:49AM1.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
11
11
12
13
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