Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.7° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
N
8
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
NE
3
0.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
12
9
13
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
1
11
0
32
24
11
6
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
5
NW
20
NE
15
E
15
SE
10
NW
20
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
E
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02AM2.46m
10:57PM2.23m
10:38AM2.53m
11:30PM2.26m
11:14AM2.57m
Low Tide
4:12AM1.06m
4:48PM0.67m
4:41AM1.01m
5:21PM0.59m
5:10AM0.96m
5:54PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:49
8:46
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
25
28
28
27
27
23
19
18
23
25
19
20
20
19
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
21
20
23
23
23
23
22
19
17
15
20
25
17
18
19
19
15
11
12
11
11
12
13
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