Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.5° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
N
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
31
25
37
35
21
25
18
14
14
11
9
6
9
20
31
34
31
33
36
42
60
81
113
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:29PM2.53m
11:24AM2.66m
00:17AM2.50m
12:07PM2.69m
1:05AM2.41m
12:50PM2.68m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.30m
5:24AM0.80m
5:57PM0.20m
6:07AM0.84m
6:43PM0.20m
6:49AM0.91m
clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:07
9:07
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
17
18
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
19
20
20
18
15
15
14
14
17
17
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
16
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
12
14
15
15
13
12
14
12
11
12
11
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