Surf Forecasts:
Lowestoft surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, E swell with 138 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 08) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lowestoft over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, and I’ll put it in old money for you. The outlook for Lowestoft is a flat spell, plain and simple. The whole 16 days is a no-go. Not a single session worth chasing.
Water temps are sitting around 67°F, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – feels like a warm bath, but that’s the only highlight.
The biggest bit of energy comes on Saturday, August 8th, with a swell pushing 5ft from the ESE. The combined energy hits 180 (moderate), but the wind is blowing straight onshore from the east at 15 mph. The period is only 6 seconds, so it’s weak, short-interval windswell. That setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The break is a beach setup, so that onshore wind will just chop it up.
We see a few other days with clean conditions, like Sunday the 9th with a 30 mph offshore breeze from the NNW, but the swell is tiny – only 1ft – and the energy is just 17 (weak). There’s a glassy morning on Tuesday the 4th, but again, the swell is only 2ft and weak.
There’s nothing to get excited about here. When the run is this quiet, it’s more normal for the area. Forecasts can change, but for now, leave the board in the shed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 7 | N 6 | SE 3 | N 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 64 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:03AM2.27m | 11:50AM2.59m | 00:37AM2.26m | 12:25PM2.58m | 1:13AM2.24m | 1:01PM2.57m | 1:52AM2.21m | 1:39PM2.54m | 2:36AM2.18m | 2:24PM2.48m | 3:28AM2.14m | 3:22PM2.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.54m | 5:41AM0.93m | 6:26PM0.51m | 6:14AM0.92m | 7:00PM0.51m | 6:50AM0.93m | 7:36PM0.53m | 7:29AM0.95m | 8:17PM0.59m | 8:13AM1.01m | 9:05PM0.68m | 9:07AM1.07m | 10:00PM0.81m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 3 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 8 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 5 | E 3 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 8 | — | SE 4 | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 38 | 64 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 35 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 645 | 643 | 563 | 563 | 562 | 581 | 562 | 421 | 392 | 214 | 424 | 39 | 191 | 140 | 181 | 181 | 242 | 281 | 403 | 403 |
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