Surf Forecasts:
Lowestoft surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, ENE swell with 77 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lowestoft this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lowestoft in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lowestoft over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be honest, looking at the charts for Lowestoft, it's a tough stretch ahead. The swell energy is just pitiful for the foreseeable future. We're looking at a lot of tiny, weak waves and less than ideal wind, so don't expect much for a while.
The first real glimmer of anything doesn't show up until the morning of the 26th. Even then, it's a meager 0.3ft of swell from the North, with a period of just 8 seconds. The water temperature is sitting at 66.2°, which is a notable 5.0° warmer than usual for this time of year. That's a nice bonus for the skin, but it won't save the surf. The combined swell energy is a measly 1 – basically nothing.
The pattern for the following week and a half is more of the same: tiny waves, mostly under 1.6ft, with onshore or cross-onshore winds making things choppy. There are a few moments of clean, offshore wind, like Monday morning the 27th with a light 12 mph breeze from the WNW, but the swell is only 1.3ft. It's flat, no two ways about it.
We finally see a pulse of energy arriving on Sunday, the 9th of August. The morning brings a 4ft swell from the SSE, and while the combined energy jumps to 80, it's a short period swell at 5 seconds, and the wind is a messy cross-shore at 12 mph. The afternoon gets a bit bigger at 5ft from the same direction, with energy hitting 136, but the wind swings cross-onshore and makes it choppy. Monday the 10th of August has the biggest numbers on the board: a 3.3ft swell from the NNE with a period of 9 seconds and a solid 158 combined energy. But again, the wind is cross-onshore. For a beginner, that 5ft swell on Sunday might be a bit much, and the conditions are rough. Honestly, with the chop and the poor quality, the setup on the 9th and 10th looks more interesting for kite surfing than a clean paddle session.
So, to be straight with you, there's no standout window here. Everything is small, the quality is poor, and the conditions are rarely clean. It's one of those blank runs that happens around here.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | N 9 | SSE 4 | S 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 3 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 57 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 11:50AM2.59m | 00:37AM2.26m | 12:25PM2.58m | 1:13AM2.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:41AM0.93m | 6:26PM0.51m | 6:14AM0.92m | 7:00PM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 4 | N 8 | S 5 | NNE 3 | N 8 | SSE 5 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | S 4 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | S 4 | — | N 8 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | NNE 2 | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | N 7 | NE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 57 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 191 | 204 | 181 | 181 | 354 | 561 | 567 | 466 | 630 | 168 | 394 | 407 | 623 | 181 | 279 | 831 | 617 | 624 | 673 | 462 |
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