Lowestoft Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty.

Look, I’ve stared at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s bleak out there for Lowestoft. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but the surf is tiny and the winds are all over the shop. We’re looking at a whole lot of knee-high nothing, with the odd waist-high blip that gets chopped to bits. The reality is, for the next fortnight, we’ve got maybe one or two days that are even worth a look, and even then, they’re marginal at best.

The first few days are just a write-off. Sunday the 2nd, there’s a touch of swell, but at 0.6ft it’s flat, and it stays that way through Monday and Tuesday. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making a mess of anything that tries to show. The energy levels are weak, with combined energy values in the low tens or even single digits (7, 50, 37) – just no push at all.

We finally get a bit of a pulse on Wednesday the 6th, but it’s still only 0.6ft. The wind goes offshore in the morning, and it’s clean, but there’s barely a ripple to ride. Thursday the 7th is the first real tease – it’s glassy in the morning, but again, the swell is a pathetic 1ft, with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 17. It’s clean, but there’s just nothing to work with. We’re talking ankle-biters at best. This is the best of the first week, which tells you everything.

From Friday the 8th through to the middle of next week, it’s a desert. The swell stays below 2ft, the winds are mostly cross or onshore, and the energy is pitiful, often below 20 (8, 12, 14, 19). There are days with no waves at all on the 13th and 15th. If you’re a kitesurfer, the strong cross-shore winds on the 13th might get you excited, but for a paddle surfer, it’s a dead loss.

Now, for the second week, looking at the 16th and 17th, there’s a faint glimmer of hope. The early morning of the 16th sees a light offshore wind and 1ft of swell, but it’s cross-on by the afternoon. Same story on the 17th – a clean morning, but only 0.6ft on offer. These are promising signs, but the energy is still minimal (6 and 3), so I wouldn’t get my hopes up. Long-range calls are always risky, but this is about as promising as it gets.

One thing I gotta mention: since we’re talking about the first surf break, the water is sitting at a balmy 67°F which is a massive 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual and worth a mention – the water feels like a bath compared to what we expect.

Bottom line: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. Lowestoft is always inconsistent, and a blank run like this is pretty normal for the area. The breaks are fairly exposed but the North Sea just isn’t giving us anything. Keep the board in the car, but don’t get too excited. Forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor for long. But for now, I’d find something else to do.

Stay stoked, Rusty.

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