Swimming spots near Lowestoft
11 swimming spots within 30 km of Lowestoft, 11 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier), about 1 km away.
10 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 8 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier)1.0 km from LowestoftGood to go
- Lowestoft (South of Claremont Pier)1.5 km from LowestoftGood to go
- Gorleston Beach10.5 km from LowestoftGood to go
- Great Yarmouth South13.3 km from LowestoftGood to go
- Great Yarmouth Pier14.3 km from LowestoftGood to go
- Southwold The Pier16.8 km from LowestoftGood to go
- Great Yarmouth North17.3 km from LowestoftGood to go
- Southwold The Denes18.2 km from LowestoftGood to go
- Caister Point18.9 km from LowestoftGood to go
- Falcon Meadow, River Waveney21.2 km from LowestoftNot monitored
- Hemsby24.5 km from LowestoftGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Lowestoft?
- 11 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Lowestoft, spread across 2 areas. This page lists them by distance from the town rather than by county, because a boundary is not what decides where you drive.
- What is the nearest beach to Lowestoft?
- Lowestoft (North of Claremont Pier) in East Suffolk, about 1 km away. It is the closest of the 11 listed here; the next few are within a short drive and each shows its current status, so the nearest is not always the one to pick.
- Is the water clean near Lowestoft?
- 11 of these 11 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Environment Agency (England). Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Which spots near Lowestoft have the best water quality?
- 8 of them hold Excellent, the top classification under the EU Bathing Water Directive, based on bacterial samples across the previous four bathing seasons. That describes a four-year record rather than the water today — each spot page shows both.
- Can you swim near Lowestoft right now?
- No spot within 30 km of Lowestoft is currently under a pollution alert or bathing restriction. 1 of the 11 are not monitored, so nothing is published for them either way. That is not a safety clearance — check the conditions in front of you before going in.