Lowestoft Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Grab a coffee, because I’ve stared at the charts for this stretch, and I’ve got to be straight with you: it’s a flat, frustrating run ahead. We’re looking at a solid 16-day window where there is simply nothing worth paddling out for. Not a single, solitary good wave on offer. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but that’s the reality of it. The forecast models are showing we’ll be stuck in a pattern of weak, short-period windswell at best, and mostly just onshore slop. The energy readings are all in the weak zone, barely cracking 61 on the combined scale at the peak of it all, which is just sad to see. For this area, a blank run like this is more the norm than the exception, especially this time of year, so we just gotta take it on the chin and know the ocean will switch back on eventually.

Let’s walk through the slog, but I’ll warn you now, it’s not a highlight reel. The whole first week is a write-off. Through the 12th, we have tiny surf, nothing over 3 ft, with periods all under 8 seconds. It's just mush. Early on the 14th there’s a slight tease with a morning of glassy conditions and clean 2 ft dribble with a period of 4 seconds and a weak energy of 11, but it’s gone by the afternoon. We then get a slight bump around the 15th, where the swell pushes to 3 ft out of the NNE with a 5-second period. The energy climbs a bit, but the wind is a fresh 30 km/h cross-shore, making it a lumpy, cross-chop mess at Lowestoft (East England). It's not surfable; it’s just a washing machine. The setup there looks way more interesting for the kite surfers than anyone with a paddle.

After that, it’s back to the same old story. Small, weak, and disorganised. The only positive note in the whole run is the wind. We’ve got plenty of days with offshore or cross-offshore breezes, particularly on the 17th, 18th, and 20th, which will keep the water surface clean. But what’s the point of clean water if there’s nothing to ride? We see a few 1 ft to 2 ft pulses with the wind blowing offshore, but the energy is pitifully low (17, 20, 8). It's a flat calm, not a surfable day. Late in the month, the 22nd and the 23rd, the swell direction goes straight north with a slightly longer period of 9-10 seconds, but the height drops to a pathetic 0.3 ft with a measly energy of 2 or 3. It's just enough to tickle the shoreline.

So, there you have it. Save the gas money, get the gear ready for a beach clean-up, or maybe take up kite-surfing. This is one of those stretches where the ocean just isn't playing ball. Forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor for long, but as it stands, there is nothing on the horizon. I'll be keeping an eye on it.

Rusty.

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