Surf Forecasts:
Lowestoft surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, ENE swell with 96 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lowestoft this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lowestoft in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lowestoft over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you—this is a tough one. We're looking at a full 16-day window for the Lowestoft area, and honestly, there's not a single standout session in the entire run. The whole period is a write-off for decent paddle surfing. We've got a long gap right from the start with no real surf on offer, and it stays that way all the way through.
First up, Tuesday the 25th of August kicks things off. We've got a small 4ft swell from the ENE, but with a short, weak period of just 5 seconds and a howling 19 mph onshore wind, it's a complete mess. The combined energy is weak, sitting at just 87. The water temp is 68°, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year, but that's the only positive. Poor surf conditions is the name of the game all week. Wednesday and Thursday bring slightly cleaner but still onshore winds and tiny, weak swell. Friday the 28th sees the swell drop right off, with only 1ft to 1ft. While the winds turn cross-offshore and it cleans up, there's no power at all, with combined energy sinking to between 5 and 9. Not worth paddling out for.
The first week of September doesn't bring any hope either. We get a lot of offshore winds from the west, which is usually promising, but the swell stays microscopic. From the 31st of August all the way through to the 9th of September, you're looking at wave heights mostly under 2ft. The combined energy never gets above a very weak 30. Even the glassy conditions on Sunday the 6th of September can't save it—there's a 1ft swell from the north with a 9-second period, but it's just not enough to break properly. The water temp anomaly data is missing from the later records, so we can't comment on that further.
There's a tiny pulse on the 9th of September, with a 3ft to 4ft swell from the south, but the wind is howling cross-shore at 22 mph and the period is only 5 seconds. The energy is still weak (51-58), and the conditions are lumpy and cross-chopped. That's more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean surfing wave.
For a beginner spot like Lowestoft, which is already inconsistent and only fairly exposed to the north, this kind of blank run is more normal than unusual. We just have to wait for the charts to change. Don't hold your breath on this one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | N 5 | S 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 72 | 84 | 70 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:27PM2.22m | 8:56AM2.39m | 10:02PM2.28m | 9:34AM2.48m | 10:33PM2.33m | 10:12AM2.56m | 11:04PM2.37m | 10:49AM2.62m | 11:36PM2.39m | 11:26AM2.65m | 00:10AM2.38m | 12:04PM2.66m | 00:45AM2.35m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.86m | 3:20AM1.18m | 3:48PM0.74m | 3:48AM1.09m | 4:20PM0.63m | 4:16AM1.00m | 4:52PM0.53m | 4:46AM0.92m | 5:24PM0.46m | 5:18AM0.86m | 5:57PM0.43m | 5:52AM0.82m | 6:31PM0.45m | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | N 5 | N 8 | N 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | 22 | — | 57 | 34 | 1 | 31 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | SE 4 | — | — | S 4 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 5 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 5 | SE 5 | ENE 5 | — | SE 4 | S 5 | SW 4 | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 87 | 72 | 84 | 70 | 21 | 30 | — | 5 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 120 | 58 | 33 | 18 | 71 | 27 | 22 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 516 | 470 | 438 | 470 | 470 | 273 | 273 | 452 | 140 | 350 | 349 | 357 | 526 | 648 | 329 | 320 | 288 | 697 | 664 | 634 | 416 |
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