Surf Forecasts:
Lowestoft surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with 154 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lowestoft this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lowestoft in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lowestoft over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a tough one. The entire 16-day window for Lowestoft is a write-off for any decent surf. There’s simply nothing worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny, the periods are short, and the vibe is flat. We’re looking at a long, empty stretch from the 26th of August all the way through to the 10th of September with no real juice.
The first couple of days, you’ve got swell around 2ft to 3ft, but it’s short-period windswell, messy and cross-onshore. The combined energy is weak, barely hitting 57 (57) on the 26th. Then it drops off a cliff. From the 28th of August through to the 9th of September, we’re looking at swell heights between 0.3ft and 2ft, with combined energy values mostly in the single digits or low 30s – that’s barely a ripple. The wind is all over the shop, but even when it goes offshore on the 30th and 31st, there’s just no wave to clean up.
The one little blip is on the 10th of September. We get a jump in swell to 5ft from the NE, with a period of 6 seconds and combined energy of 141 (141). The wind is offshore or cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean. But even that is a short-period windswell, not a proper groundswell. The water temperature is sitting at 68°F with a massive anomaly of 5°F above normal, so it’s much warmer than you’d expect for this time of year, but that doesn’t help the waves.
To be honest, with these tiny, weak swells and strong winds, the setup is more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer on the days with any puff. For now, the board stays in the van. It’s a blank run, and that’s just how it goes sometimes in this area. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | S 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 5 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
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 kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 154 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM2.48m | 10:33PM2.33m | 10:12AM2.56m | 11:04PM2.37m | 10:49AM2.62m | 11:36PM2.39m | 11:26AM2.65m | 00:10AM2.38m | 12:04PM2.66m | 00:45AM2.35m | 12:42PM2.64m | 1:22AM2.31m | 1:24PM2.60m | 2:04AM2.26m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.63m | 4:16AM1.00m | 4:52PM0.53m | 4:46AM0.92m | 5:24PM0.46m | 5:18AM0.86m | 5:57PM0.43m | 5:52AM0.82m | 6:31PM0.45m | 6:28AM0.82m | 7:07PM0.52m | 7:07AM0.84m | 7:47PM0.63m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 6 | S 5 | N 7 | N 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | S 4 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | W 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | NW 2 | — | SSW 2 | NW 3 | — | S 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 2 | 10 | 13 | 83 | 15 | 154 | 108 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 590 | 39 | 180 | 181 | 245 | 282 | 350 | 394 | 265 | 320 | 424 | 386 | 297 | 181 | 245 | 181 | 181 | 407 | 392 | 546 | 567 |
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