Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.8° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 2PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
8
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
24
16
13
13
7
7
7
6
8
4
5
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
5
0
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
20
SE
10
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:17AM2.07m
6:19PM2.13m
7:15AM2.12m
7:47PM2.09m
8:07AM2.20m
8:56PM2.11m
Low Tide
11:55AM1.24m
1:07AM1.14m
1:59PM1.15m
2:20AM1.15m
2:53PM1.01m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:55
8:54
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
18
18
21
23
25
23
24
21
16
15
21
25
26
20
20
18
18
16
18
19
21
20
18
Feels °C
18
18
20
21
23
20
23
18
13
12
17
21
22
17
18
16
16
14
16
17
19
18
15
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