Surf Forecasts:
Lowestoft surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, ENE swell with 119 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lowestoft this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lowestoft in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 16th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lowestoft over the next 16 days.
Alright, grab a brew and listen up. I’m looking at the forecast for Lowestoft and, to be honest, it’s a bit of a tough one to write. I’ll be straight with you, there’s a 16-day window here and not a single session that’s worth paddling out for. It’s a full blank run.
We start off on Thursday, the 9th of July, with nothing. Tiny, weak swell – we’re talking 1.3ft at best from the NNE, with a short 7-second period. The combined energy is a measly 15, and we’ve got a cross-onshore wind. It’s a write-off. This same sad story just repeats itself day after day. Friday the 10th, Saturday the 11th, Sunday the 12th… the swell tries to build a bit, hitting 4.3ft on Sunday with moderate energy (100-111), but the wind is howling from the NE at 18-22 mph, making it choppy and lumpy. Forget it.
The whole first week and into the second is a graveyard of “poor surf conditions.” The wind stays onshore or cross-shore, the swell is either too small or too messy, and the period rarely gets long enough to offer any real shape. Even when we get a brief window of clean conditions on Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th, with a cross-offshore breeze, the swell is still weak and the energy is moderate at best (124-172). It’s just not enough to make anything of it.
After that, the swell just dies off completely. The last week of the forecast is tiny - 0.7ft to 2.0ft - with hardly any energy. There’s a few days of clean offshore wind, but you’d be surfing ankle-biters if you’re lucky. For a spot like Lowestoft, a blank run like this is par for the course. It happens.
So, my honest advice? Don’t bother checking the charts for the next two and a half weeks. Nothing is on the cards. The board stays in the shed.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 83 | 100 | 111 | 86 | 78 | 100 | 67 | 51 | 53 | 42 | 24 | 31 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:12AM2.09m | 4:54PM2.29m | 6:10AM2.11m | 6:03PM2.28m | 7:08AM2.16m | 7:15PM2.29m | 8:05AM2.24m | 8:33PM2.35m | 9:01AM2.35m | 9:42PM2.44m | 9:52AM2.47m | 10:38PM2.51m | 10:39AM2.58m | 11:29PM2.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM1.19m | 11:34PM0.77m | 11:49AM1.16m | 00:34AM0.82m | 12:56PM1.08m | 1:41AM0.85m | 2:17PM0.93m | 2:52AM0.84m | 3:27PM0.70m | 3:50AM0.81m | 4:21PM0.48m | 4:39AM0.79m | 5:10PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 83 | 100 | 111 | 86 | 78 | 100 | 67 | 51 | 53 | 42 | 24 | 31 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 558 | 287 | 403 | 403 | 307 | 438 | 350 | 462 | 516 | 520 | 350 | 587 | 573 | 350 | 228 | 281 | 381 | 410 | 161 | 158 |
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