Surf Forecasts:
Lowestoft surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, N swell with 29 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 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lowestoft over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – looking at the next two weeks for the Lowestoft area, it’s a tough watch. The overall pattern is, well, flat. Most of the time we’re dealing with tiny, weak waves that just aren’t going to get you stoked. There’s a real dry spell on the cards, with nothing worth paddling out for from now through the end of September, really.
We start off the period on Tuesday the 15th with just 0.3ft of swell coming from the north. The water’s currently sitting at 66°, and that’s a solid 4° warmer than usual for this time of year, so expect a weirdly warm bath for not much else. The energy is practically non-existent, sitting at a measly 3 (combined energy). We’ve got a long gap of flatness ahead with nothing but tiny, weak pulses until we get to Friday morning, September 25th.
By Friday morning the 25th, we finally see a bit of a pulse, swell climbing to 4ft from the north. The combined energy hits 94, which is still weak, and the wind is cross-shore with a chop. It’s not good. The afternoon gets a little bigger at 4ft from the north, and the energy kicks up to 203 (moderate), but that cross-shore wind is going to mess it up. This is looking more interesting for the kite surfers than paddle surfers, to be honest.
The only glimmer in the whole 16-day window comes early on Saturday morning, September 26th. We get a clean 3ft swell from the north-northeast with a 10-second period, combined energy at 206 (moderate), and the wind is dead calm – glassy conditions. That’s a rare treat. For a usually inconsistent spot like Lowestoft, having a glassy window with a little bit of push is the closest we get to a standout. It's still not big, but it's clean. The afternoon turns choppy again as the wind swings onshore, so that Saturday morning window is your only real shot. After that, it’s back to tiny, weak slop with strong winds through the end of the 30th. Keep your eyes peeled on that Saturday morning forecast, ’cause it's as good as it’s going to get around here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||
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 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 5 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:13AM2.29m | 1:19PM2.48m | 1:47AM2.24m | 2:02PM2.35m | 2:26AM2.20m | 2:55PM2.21m | 3:17AM2.18m | 4:03PM2.10m | 4:18AM2.17m | 5:45PM2.06m | 5:25AM2.18m | 7:19PM2.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.68m | 7:03AM0.88m | 7:38PM0.88m | 7:38AM0.97m | 8:10PM1.07m | 8:23AM1.08m | 8:50PM1.23m | 9:29AM1.19m | 9:48PM1.37m | 10:53AM1.24m | 11:00PM1.46m | 1:09PM1.14m | 1:31AM1.43m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | N 10 | N 5 | N 7 | NNE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | S 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 10 | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | S 4 | — | — | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NW 2 | NNW 6 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 29 | — | 1 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 643 | 384 | 292 | 273 | 39 | 353 | 643 | 416 | 629 | 567 | 567 | 648 | 424 | 407 | 301 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 403 | 403 |
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