Lowestoft Surf Break

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
15.1° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 5PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
S
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
5
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:24PM2.57m
1:21AM2.39m
1:09PM2.55m
2:17AM2.29m
1:55PM2.51m
3:19AM2.19m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.28m
7:09AM0.96m
7:49PM0.32m
7:55AM1.07m
8:42PM0.41m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:28
4:28
4:28
4:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:17
9:19
9:19
 mm
Temp °C
19
22
24
19
19
18
17
18
20
22
24
23
24
21
19
18
21
23
20
20
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
19
21
21
17
18
18
17
17
19
20
23
23
24
20
18
17
19
21
18
17
17
17
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
5
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
381
381
323
403
384
381
381
381
392
459
449
424
381
381
288
281
424
424
424
405
403
392
403
421
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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