Lowestoft Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s have a look at what’s on offer over the next couple of weeks.

To be honest, it’s a pretty bleak outlook for Lowestoft. The whole 16-day window is a struggle, and there’s not a single session that I’d get excited about paddling out for. The surf just isn’t there. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak waves, and most of the time the wind is working against us.

The water temperature is sitting at 66°F which is a fair bit warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a nice touch for a summer dip, but it won’t make up for the lack of surf.

We start off on Monday, 27th July, with a tiny 2ft swell from the north, period of 6 seconds, and a light cross-offshore wind. The energy is really weak (16). It’s clean, but there’s just nothing to work with. The rest of the week is more of the same – tiny waves, poor conditions, and winds that are mostly onshore or cross-onshore. Tuesday the 28th has a brief pulse of 3ft from the south in the afternoon, but the period is a short 4 seconds and the wind is a strong southerly cross-shore at 19 mph, making it lumpy and messy.

There’s a slight bump in size on Sunday, 2nd August, with 4ft from the northeast on the morning. But the wind is light cross-onshore, the period is a weak 6 seconds, and the energy is still only moderate (88). It’s not clean, and it’s not powerful. For a beginner, that 4ft might be a bit much, but for anyone else, it’s just poor quality.

Later in the week, around Thursday, 6th August, we see another small increase to 4ft from the east in the afternoon. The energy finally ticks over into moderate territory (102), but the period is still a short 5 seconds, and the wind is a cross-onshore breeze at 12 mph, creating a choppy surface. It’s not worth the drive.

The rest of the second week is a flat, windy mess. We see the same story: small, weak swells, onshore or cross-onshore winds. The best you could hope for is a knee-high dribble with a side breeze. There’s no standout day, no clean swell, no good window. Honestly, this is one of those stretches where the kite surfers might have more fun than us, because the wind is there, but the waves are not.

For a spot like Lowestoft, a blank run like this isn’t unusual. It happens. The forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but right now, I’d save the wax and wait for a better window.

Rusty.

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