Lowestoft Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the outlook for Lowestoft over the next 16 days is a tough one. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and messy surf with hardly a window where it all comes together. The water is sitting at 65° – that’s much warmer than usual for this time of year, nearly 6° above normal, which is pretty wild.

The first real recommendation doesn’t come until much later in the window. The whole run from the 10th up until the 20th of July is basically a write-off. You’ve got tiny waves, mostly under 3 feet, with short periods (3 to 7 seconds), and the wind is almost always cross-onshore or cross, making things choppy, lumpy, and generally poor. The combined swell energy is very weak, mostly sitting in the single digits or under 100, which tells you there’s just no power in the water.

The only period that even gets a nod is late in the forecast. On the morning of Monday, 21st July, we see a slight bump. The swell height comes up to 3 feet from the NNE, with a period of 7 seconds, and the wind is a moderate cross-shore (16 mph). The combined energy climbs to 96. It’s still not perfect, but it’s the best we’ve got in the whole 16 days. The afternoon of the 21st drops back down to 3 feet.

After that, things fade again. The morning of Wednesday, 22nd July, offers a tiny 1 feet from the NNE with a light cross-offshore breeze from the NW, which will make the surface clean for a few hours, but there’s hardly any swell to push it.

Don’t expect much else. This is a dry spell for Lowestoft, and the forecast doesn’t offer any standout sessions. For beginners, even the bigger days (like 4 feet on the 20th) are accompanied by fresh cross-onshore winds and lumpy conditions, making it a real battle. It’s the kind of setup that might be more interesting for a kite than a paddle.

Honestly, keep your expectations low and check back closer to the time. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a quiet run.

Rusty.

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