Lowestoft Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day window for Lowestoft is a tough one. We’re looking at a real flat spell, so don’t get your hopes up. The first week is a write-off, and the second week doesn’t offer much redemption either. There’s a solid gap of days with no real surf to speak of.

We start off on Monday, 20 July, and it’s a no-go. The wind is cross-shore, the swell is a weak 3 ft from the NNE with a short period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is a paltry 105 – that’s weak. The conditions are described as poor, and that’s the story for the next several days. From Tuesday, 21 July, through to Wednesday, 22 July, we’ve got tiny, weak swell and cross-shore winds. The energy drops to as low as 26, and the period is a dismal 6 seconds. It’s just not happening.

We get a little bump on the morning of Wednesday, 22 July, with a clean 2 ft, but the energy is still only 34. Hardly worth paddling out for. The pattern continues through Thursday, 23 July, and Friday, 24 July, with tiny, weak swell and messy wind. The combined energy stays under 70, and the period is stuck at 7 seconds or less.

There’s a brief moment of hope on Saturday, 25 July, with a clean, offshore wind from the WNW. But the swell is a pathetic 2 ft, and the energy is only 17-18. It’s flat, just glassy flat. By Sunday, 26 July, the swell drops to 0.7 ft and the energy is 3 or less. It’s dead.

The second week from 27 July onward is more of the same. We see a few clean windows, like Tuesday, 28 July afternoon, with light offshore wind and a 2 ft swell, but the energy is only 22. The period is a short 6 seconds. Nothing to get excited about. Even on Friday, 31 July, when we get a glassy condition with a 1 ft swell, the period is just 4 seconds and the energy is 4. It’s a pond.

The best of a bad situation is the late afternoon of Saturday, 25 July, at Lowestoft. The wind is offshore, clean, and the swell is 2 ft from the north, but it’s more of a glass-off for a paddle than a surf. The problem is pure lack of swell. There’s no standout, no session to get amped for. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so at least you won’t freeze during your flat spell paddle.

This is a blank run for the area. It’s not unusual for Lowestoft to go through these quiet periods. Forecasts can change, but for now, the board stays in the car.

Rusty.

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