Surf Forecasts:
Lowestoft surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, E swell with 37 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lowestoft this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lowestoft in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 01) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lowestoft over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. The outlook for Lowestoft over the next 16 days is a proper bust. There’s nothing on offer that I’d even call a surf, so don’t bother waxing up just yet.
We’re looking at a long, flat spell with a few tiny bumps that barely register. The first record kicks off on Saturday the 25th of July, with a pathetic 0.7ft of northerly swell, a weak period of 6 seconds, and combined energy of just 5. That’s a puddle, not a wave. The water is reading 66° – that’s a huge 5° warmer than normal for this time of year, which is very unusual. But with that tiny, weak swell and a moderate offshore wind from the WSW, it’s just a glassy lake.
The rest of the period follows the same sad pattern. Through the week of the 26th right into the first week of August, we get a few mornings with clean conditions – Sunday the 2nd of August even goes glassy – but the swell never gets above 2ft, and when it does, it’s usually short-period junk (4 to 6 seconds) or blown out. The combined energy values are all below 30, which is weak.
Honestly, the only thing worth noting is the wind. There are mornings on the 27th of July, the 30th of July, and the 9th of August with clean or offshore breezes, but the swell simply isn’t there to make anything of it. The surf quality is rated poor across the entire forecast.
Don’t hold your breath. This is a classic flat spell for Lowestoft. It won’t stay this way forever, but right now, you’re better off doing something else.
Stay tuned, forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | S 4 | N 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 4 | N 5 | ENE 3 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:47PM2.09m | 8:07AM2.20m | 8:56PM2.11m | 8:50AM2.28m | 9:44PM2.15m | 9:27AM2.38m | 10:23PM2.20m | 10:02AM2.46m | 10:57PM2.23m | 10:38AM2.53m | 11:30PM2.26m | 11:14AM2.57m | 00:03AM2.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM1.15m | 2:53PM1.01m | 3:05AM1.14m | 3:35PM0.88m | 3:41AM1.11m | 4:13PM0.76m | 4:12AM1.06m | 4:48PM0.67m | 4:41AM1.01m | 5:21PM0.59m | 5:10AM0.96m | 5:54PM0.54m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 3 | N 6 | N 8 | — | N 9 | N 8 | S 4 | S 4 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | ENE 4 | SSW 3 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | — | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | ENE 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 5 | — | 5 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 500 | 514 | 643 | 460 | 235 | 172 | 181 | 181 | 214 | 195 | 181 | 282 | 181 | 407 | 162 | 384 | 425 | 563 | 474 |
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