Surf Forecasts:
Lowestoft surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, N swell with 41 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lowestoft this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lowestoft in the next 16 days are 0.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lowestoft over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day outlook for Lowestoft is a tough one. We’re staring down a long, dry spell with barely a ripple worth mentioning. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t pop up until the 12th of September, and even then it’s a marginal call. That’s a big gap of nearly a week with nothing to get excited about.
The water is sitting at 67°F right now, which is a good 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a notable anomaly, but it’s not going to help the waves.
The swell is tiny, mostly from the north, and the periods are short. The combined energy is weak, barely cracking 30 (28) on the 5th, and it just gets worse from there. The wind is all over the place, mostly cross-off or offshore, but it doesn’t matter when there’s no swell to work with. For a beginner, the tiny 2ft north swell on the 5th is about as good as it gets, but it’s inconsistent and it’s still poor surf.
The best of a bad bunch is the afternoon of the 12th of September. We get a 3ft swell from the NNW, with a period of 6 seconds. It’s not much, but it’s the biggest we see. The combined energy is 96, which is still weak. The wind is a moderate cross-off, so it’ll be clean enough. The crowd at Lowestoft is often around, so you won’t be alone. For a beginner, this is your only real window. It’s not a stand-out, but it’s the only thing on the board.
The rest of the period is a write-off. After the 12th, it fades back to nothing. By the 20th, it’s flat with onshore winds. This is one of those blank runs that’s more normal for the area when the conditions just don’t line up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM2.16m | 5:55PM2.27m | 6:07AM2.21m | 7:37PM2.33m | 7:22AM2.30m | 8:42PM2.43m | 8:25AM2.43m | 9:32PM2.51m | 9:17AM2.57m | 10:16PM2.54m | 10:02AM2.68m | 10:55PM2.54m | 10:44AM2.75m | 11:32PM2.50m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM1.08m | 11:53PM1.25m | 12:58PM0.97m | 1:38AM1.22m | 2:15PM0.73m | 2:38AM1.12m | 3:06PM0.51m | 3:23AM1.01m | 3:51PM0.34m | 4:04AM0.91m | 4:34PM0.26m | 4:43AM0.83m | 5:14PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | N 8 | S 5 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | N 6 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 6 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 2 | — | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | N 7 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 23 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 13 | 3 | 27 | — | — | 7 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 175 | 454 | 460 | 403 | 567 | 288 | 643 | 640 | 459 | 460 | 126 | 22 | 22 | 175 | 716 | 647 | 640 | 298 | 217 | 403 |
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