Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
19.5° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 7PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (31 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
8
0.2
N
8
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
N
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
15
12
5
2
2
1
1
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
5
14
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
S
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14AM2.57m
00:03AM2.27m
11:50AM2.59m
00:37AM2.26m
12:25PM2.58m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.96m
5:54PM0.54m
5:41AM0.93m
6:26PM0.51m
6:14AM0.92m
7:00PM0.51m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
19
19
18
17
18
18
17
16
18
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
15
12
13
11
13
15
16
15
12
16
15
14
14
15
18
18
15
16
15
16
14
14
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