Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.2° C
2.9° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
N
7
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
15
20
21
11
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
14
5
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
N
20
E
20
ESE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
on
on
cross
High Tide
9:27AM2.38m
10:23PM2.20m
10:02AM2.46m
10:57PM2.23m
10:38AM2.53m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.76m
4:12AM1.06m
4:48PM0.67m
4:41AM1.01m
5:21PM0.59m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:50
8:49
 mm
Temp °C
23
25
26
26
25
25
22
21
27
28
29
25
27
21
18
18
22
23
21
19
19
Feels °C
21
22
23
23
23
23
21
20
25
23
24
22
24
18
17
16
20
22
18
17
17
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