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Today's Tide
TimeHeightHigh/Low
05:012.31High Tide
11:480.75Low Tide
18:302.31High Tide
23:551.24Low Tide
Tommorow's Tide
TimeHeightHigh/Low
05:592.38High Tide
12:430.64Low Tide
19:172.38High Tide
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Lowestoft Wind Forecast

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Lowestoft 5 Day Weather Forecast

Time Direction Wind / Gust (mph) Temperature Feels Like UV Index Visibility Chance Of Rain Weather
Tue 30 Nov 15:00
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11 / 22
 11°c 9°c 1 Moderate 76% Light rain
Tue 30 Nov 18:00
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13 / 25
 10°c 7°c 0 Very good 47% Cloudy
Tue 30 Nov 21:00
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13 / 27
 10°c 7°c 0 Good 13% Cloudy
Wed 01 Dec 00:00
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18 / 34
 10°c 7°c 0 Good 59% Light rain
Wed 01 Dec 03:00
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18 / 34
 10°c 7°c 0 Very good 50% Cloudy
Wed 01 Dec 06:00
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18 / 34
 8°c 4°c 0 Very good 41% Overcast
Wed 01 Dec 09:00
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20 / 36
 7°c 3°c 1 Very good 11% Cloudy
Wed 01 Dec 12:00
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18 / 34
 7°c 3°c 1 Very good 57% Light rain
Wed 01 Dec 15:00
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16 / 27
 6°c 2°c 1 Very good 83% Heavy rain
Wed 01 Dec 18:00
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13 / 27
 5°c 1°c 0 Very good 42% Light rain shower (night)
Wed 01 Dec 21:00
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16 / 27
 4°c 0°c 0 Very good 40% Light rain shower (night)
Thu 02 Dec 00:00
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16 / 29
 4°c -1°c 0 Very good 62% Heavy rain shower (night)
Thu 02 Dec 03:00
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16 / 29
 3°c -2°c 0 Very good 61% Sleet shower (night)
Thu 02 Dec 06:00
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16 / 29
 1°c -4°c 0 Good 56% Sleet
Thu 02 Dec 09:00
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16 / 29
 1°c -4°c 1 Moderate 59% Sleet
Thu 02 Dec 12:00
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16 / 29
 4°c -1°c 1 Good 36% Light rain shower (day)
Thu 02 Dec 15:00
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16 / 27
 4°c -1°c 1 Very good 38% Cloudy
Thu 02 Dec 18:00
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13 / 22
 3°c -2°c 0 Very good 6% Cloudy
Thu 02 Dec 21:00
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11 / 20
 2°c -3°c 0 Very good 4% Cloudy
Fri 03 Dec 00:00
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11 / 18
 1°c -4°c 0 Very good 4% Cloudy
Fri 03 Dec 03:00
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11 / 20
 1°c -4°c 0 Very good 10% Cloudy
Fri 03 Dec 06:00
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13 / 22
 2°c -3°c 0 Good 50% Light rain
Fri 03 Dec 09:00
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13 / 22
 4°c 0°c 1 Good 47% Light rain
Fri 03 Dec 12:00
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13 / 22
 6°c 3°c 1 Good 16% Overcast
Fri 03 Dec 15:00
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11 / 18
 6°c 3°c 1 Good 13% Cloudy
Fri 03 Dec 18:00
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9 / 16
 5°c 2°c 0 Good 15% Cloudy
Fri 03 Dec 21:00
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11 / 18
 5°c 2°c 0 Good 18% Cloudy
Sat 04 Dec 00:00
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11 / 18
 5°c 2°c 0 Moderate 48% Light rain
Sat 04 Dec 03:00
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11 / 20
 6°c 2°c 0 Good 21% Overcast
Sat 04 Dec 06:00
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13 / 20
 6°c 2°c 0 Good 12% Cloudy
Sat 04 Dec 09:00
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13 / 25
 5°c 1°c 1 Good 16% Cloudy
Sat 04 Dec 12:00
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16 / 29
 6°c 2°c 1 Good 20% Overcast
Sat 04 Dec 15:00
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18 / 29
 6°c 2°c 1 Good 17% Cloudy
Sat 04 Dec 18:00
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18 / 27
 5°c 1°c 0 Good 15% Cloudy
Sat 04 Dec 21:00
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18 / 29
 5°c 1°c 0 Good 15% Cloudy

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About Lowestoft

Lwestoft is the most easterly point of England, and there are only 3 seriously cool things that make Lowestoft so famous. No 1. KiteboardingUK.com the hottest, raddest kite club in the UK.  No 2. Lowestoft seafront 2 day Air show/”King of the Sky” kite comp.  No 3. The Darkness and the latter is very questionably! There is so much wind on the east coast that they are building wind farms in the local harbour for local offshore wind farms. Soon Lowestoft will also have its own wind turbine and it will be the biggest in Europe. Very handy for those local wind checks.

Kiteboarding at this location is only permitted from September to May only.

Kiteboarding is restricted in the summer months as with a high tourist levels and sunbathers. Safe launching and landing is impossible. So during summer months it’s a pretty much a no go area.

In spring and autumn and winter you can kiteboard on Lowestoft main beach but you must consult the Beach Warden/Life Guard. Considering that the location we rig up in and launch from is directly in front of the life guard’s hut, which is where the lifeguards are based, it’s generally not a problem. However beach walkers and dog walkers are in abundance so care is needed and also this area. Lowestoft has wooden groyne sea defences so be careful don’t go out to overpowered and certainly extra care is needed on cross-onshore winds as the escape routes to the beach become very narrow and there is a very good chance you kite will land or ride onto the groynes. If you see a kite go down and it doesn’t relaunch and the kiteboarder is swimming in, get ready to assist him or her because they will need your help to save that kite. It also has a large protruding wooden pier called the “Claremont Pier”. Further North is the “South Pier” a concrete build pier. Always consider which direction is downwind, if it takes you in the direction of the piers, it’s most definitely a better idea to kiteboard at the Pakefield beach kite zone.  

 

Lowestoft Wind Directions:

Works on all winds from north to east to south. Forget the SW winds,

North = Cross shore

North East = Cross onshore

East = Onshore

South East = Cross onshore

South = Cross shore

Anything with westerly in it is, offshore.

Southerly Sea breezes on hot days in the summer with any southerly forecast

 

The Beach:

The beach at Lowestoft has pure golden sand, no pebbles or shingle until you get to Pakefield. The beach has been an award winning Blue flag beach for many years now, including good water quality. So very little pollution at this location. It’s also extremely popular as a public beach and is very crowded during the summer months will full lifeguard service and numerous lifeguard stations align the beach. Along with restricted zoning for swimmers.

 

Good points:

At low tide, a great shallow low tide pool appears. Perfectly flat water, very shallow, great fun, watch out for the face plants.

Small waves the 2-3 ft size are generally about on the inside section at most stages of the tide depending upon weather/swell conditions.

There are also outer sandbanks at Lowestoft which effectively block a lot of the swell therefore reducing the wave interference. The banks (experts only) are great to ride out too. They are about 1 mile offshore, so you really need to have a rescue craft of some kind to go with you. Once on the offshore sand banks you will find an abundance of surfable waves all shapes and sizes, larger waves on bigger swells. Can be fun, but extreme caution is needed due to distance from the beach.

 

 

Facilities:

Public Toilets are available on sea front.

Cafés and Restaurants close by.

Life Guard hut with beach warden all year round directly by kite zone.

KiteboardingUK.com Kite shop 100m from beach.

Bed and breakfast everywhere on the sea front.

Bars and nightclubs overlook beach. Try out the Edge bar (Claremont pier) and then end up in the night club The Harbour, upstairs (older crowd) or Hanks on the sea front (younger crowd)

 

 

Accommodation:

Numerous Bed and Breakfasts line the Marine parade most have sea views there are even bigger hotels which directly overlook the beach.

Price on average between £12-£19 per night per person.

KiteboardingUK.com from summer 04 will also be supplying accommodation for students on their Training courses. At the shop location.

 

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