Lowestoft Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about what's on the table for us in Lowestoft. I've had a good look at the charts, and I've got to be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for anyone looking to get wet. We're in for a period of tiny, weak swells with poor surf quality across the board. The combined energy is non-existent for days on end, barely scraping into three-digit figures (106) on a couple of days. The wind is mostly cross-off or offshore, so the surface will be clean, but with next to no swell to work with, it's just flat, clean water. We're looking at a real dry spell here, and unfortunately, there's no standout session in the whole 16 days.

Kicking off Saturday the 12th, we've got a pathetic little 0.7 ft swell from the north with a short 6-second period. The combined energy is a measly 4. The wind is cross-off from the WSW at 15 mph, so it's clean, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a wave worth a paddle. The afternoon drops to 0.3 ft with 1 energy. It’s heartbreaking.

The whole of the first week continues like this. We get a pulse of 2 ft from the south on Tuesday the 15th afternoon with a combined energy of 23 and a 4-second period, but it’s paired with light rain and a cross-off wind. Honestly, that’s not surfable. The next notable bump comes on Monday the 21st of September. The morning shows 4 ft from the NE, with a combined energy hitting 106 for the first time, and a 6-second period. The wind is cross-off from the NW at 12 mph. In the afternoon it picks up a bit more size to 4 ft from the ENE with 154 energy, but the wind goes cross from the north at 12 mph, making for a moderate cross-shore chop. Getting a 4 ft wave with that short of a period and cross-shore wind is a tough ask on a beach break, likely to be bumpy, closey-outy, and more of a kite-surfing setup than a decent paddle.

Tuesday morning the 22nd drops back to 2 ft from the NE, with the wind turning light and cross-off from the SSW at 9 mph. It's clean but still anemic. After that, we're back to sub-2 ft surf until the very end. On Saturday the 26th, we get a late pulse with a combined energy of 28 from a long period 12-second groundswell at just 0.7 ft from the north. That long period might look good on paper, but at that height, there's just no push. The offshore wind from the WSW at 9 mph will have it looking like a mirror.

Honestly, this is one of those periods where it's not worth the drive. We've got a gap of almost no surf for the first nine days, then a brief, messy spike on the 21st, and then back to nothing. The water temp feels pretty average for the time of year, nothing unusual. For a break that's inconsistent anyway, this blank run is just par for the course around here. Fingers crossed the next set of charts brings us something better.

Rusty.

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