Lowestoft Surf Break

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
14.9° C

1.6°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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (17 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
5
6
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:40AM2.55m
00:28AM2.48m
12:24PM2.57m
1:21AM2.39m
1:09PM2.55m
2:17AM2.29m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.30m
6:23AM0.83m
6:58PM0.28m
7:09AM0.96m
7:49PM0.32m
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part 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
9:17
9:19
 mm
2
Temp °C
17
23
24
22
20
18
17
16
19
22
23
22
21
21
19
19
21
24
26
27
25
22
19
18
Feels °C
15
20
21
20
20
17
16
15
18
20
20
20
20
21
19
19
21
22
24
25
25
21
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
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
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
9
9
14
16
12
7
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
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
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
9
9
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.2
S
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
9
13
37
32
1
1
5
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
515
459
398
398
320
323
323
323
398
403
288
403
380
380
381
380
455
392
456
515
381
381
381
381
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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