Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.7° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
1
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)
0.5
N
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
25
28
53
108
120
77
73
54
77
73
62
51
51
51
41
36
26
26
17
14
14
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
20
ESE
15
SE
0
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:24AM2.06m
4:07PM2.31m
5:20AM2.05m
5:10PM2.21m
6:17AM2.07m
6:19PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:49AM1.19m
10:43PM0.91m
10:47AM1.23m
11:40PM1.05m
11:55AM1.24m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:58
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
17
18
18
16
16
16
17
16
21
25
22
22
23
Feels °C
14
12
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
12
13
15
15
15
16
15
16
14
18
24
19
20
23
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