Surf Forecasts:
Lowestoft surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, NNE swell with 58 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lowestoft this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lowestoft in the next 16 days are 0.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lowestoft over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's cut through the bull. For Lowestoft, the next 16 days are a total write-off. We're looking at a long, dry spell of flatness and poor conditions right from the start. No standouts at all. For this area, a quiet run like this isn't a massive shock.
We kick off Thursday, 10 September: a tiny 1ft NNE swell with a short 6-second period, and the wind is a side-shore mess from the south at 30 km/h. Combined energy is a weak 21. The water is 66°F, which is much warmer than normal – about 4°F above average.
Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th drop to 0.7ft – flat. The best look is maybe Saturday morning with a clean cross-offshore breeze, but there's nothing to catch. We go through the next week with almost no energy. Monday the 14th sees a 1.0ft NNE pulse, but with a 4 to 5-second period, it's gutless, energy in the single digits. Tuesday the 15th bumps up to 3ft early and 4ft later from the south, but the period is still pathetic and the wind is strong. It's just messy windswell, with combined energy hitting 60 on Tuesday afternoon, but it's poor surf.
The rest of that week and into the next is the same story: tiny to flat, with clean offshore winds but zero swell to use. Saturday the 19th has 40 km/h offshore winds – strong and clean – but no waves.
Finally, around Thursday, 24 September afternoon, we see the biggest pulse: a 3ft swell from the NNW with a 9-second period. Combined energy hits 113, moderate. But the wind is a cross-onshore breeze from the NNE at 15 km/h, making it choppy. Friday the 25th is similar: 2ft from the north, 9-second period, but still onshore.
So, that's it. No real waves. The wind on that Thursday is a problem. For a beach break like this, with these tiny windswells and cross-shore winds, it might actually be better for the kite surfers than for us. Sorry, mates.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 13 | NNE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 5 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM2.54m | 10:02AM2.68m | 10:55PM2.54m | 10:44AM2.75m | 11:32PM2.50m | 11:24AM2.75m | 00:08AM2.43m | 12:02PM2.71m | 00:41AM2.35m | 12:40PM2.61m | 1:13AM2.29m | 1:19PM2.48m | 1:47AM2.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.91m | 4:34PM0.26m | 4:43AM0.83m | 5:14PM0.26m | 5:20AM0.78m | 5:53PM0.34m | 5:56AM0.78m | 6:30PM0.49m | 6:30AM0.82m | 7:05PM0.68m | 7:03AM0.88m | 7:38PM0.88m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 7:21 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | S 5 | N 7 | N 5 | N 6 | — | N 6 | S 4 | S 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | S 4 | N 10 | — | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 7 | S 4 | N 7 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | N 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 5 | W 3 | N 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | ENE 3 | — | S 2 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 37 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 20 | 57 | 18 | 8 | 36 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 526 | 448 | 281 | 288 | 288 | 515 | 546 | 466 | 407 | 389 | 354 | 515 | 449 | 392 | 686 | 643 | 407 | 292 | 162 | 22 |
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