Lowestoft Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.47° N 1.75° E

Lowestoft 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lowestoft sea temperature is
18.7° C
3.4° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s 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 6AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
31
55
69
80
93
107
115
120
109
104
85
85
91
91
71
67
72
69
79
66
64
87
90
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:05AM2.24m
8:33PM2.35m
9:01AM2.35m
9:42PM2.44m
9:52AM2.47m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.85m
2:17PM0.93m
2:52AM0.84m
3:27PM0.70m
3:50AM0.81m
4:21PM0.48m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:45
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:10
9:09
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
20
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
14
13
12
12
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
14
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
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