Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.8° C
3.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
16
33
58
107
117
136
147
232
250
287
281
264
268
199
257
207
168
110
107
120
93
64
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:05AM2.41m
12:50PM2.68m
1:52AM2.30m
1:33PM2.62m
2:40AM2.19m
2:19PM2.54m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.91m
7:28PM0.27m
7:30AM0.99m
8:14PM0.40m
8:12AM1.06m
9:01PM0.57m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
15
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
9
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
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