Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.8° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
120
131
151
250
287
248
238
232
227
176
153
212
178
107
105
81
76
57
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:52AM2.30m
1:33PM2.62m
2:40AM2.19m
2:19PM2.54m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.27m
7:30AM0.99m
8:14PM0.40m
8:12AM1.06m
9:01PM0.57m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
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