Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.8° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (27 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
8
5
5
21
19
18
17
15
28
16
14
10
4
2
6
6
11
11
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
30
SSE
10
SW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:50AM2.28m
9:44PM2.15m
9:27AM2.38m
10:23PM2.20m
10:02AM2.46m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.88m
3:41AM1.11m
4:13PM0.76m
4:12AM1.06m
4:48PM0.67m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
22
19
22
20
18
18
22
26
26
25
23
24
23
22
27
26
29
26
29
Feels °C
16
17
20
14
20
18
17
17
20
23
21
21
20
22
22
21
25
23
24
22
24
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