Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.6° C
3.3° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lowestoft at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
107
119
120
102
109
108
94
91
103
99
85
85
83
68
64
69
65
97
123
97
81
71
56
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:33PM2.35m
9:01AM2.35m
9:42PM2.44m
9:52AM2.47m
10:38PM2.51m
10:39AM2.58m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.93m
2:52AM0.84m
3:27PM0.70m
3:50AM0.81m
4:21PM0.48m
4:39AM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:46
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:10
9:09
9:08
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
10
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
16
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