Lowestoft

Live Kitesurfing Report

NW 315°

Old Felixstowe Weather Weather Station - 38.05 miles away | Updated 3 years ago

High Tide was 3 hours ago
Today's Tide
TimeHeightHigh/Low
03:320.88Low Tide
09:312.24High Tide
15:290.99Low Tide
21:362.47High Tide
Tommorow's Tide
TimeHeightHigh/Low
04:090.82Low Tide
10:112.24High Tide
15:580.99Low Tide
22:122.51High Tide

Lowestoft - North Of Claremont Pier (Beach) Wind Forecast

Lowestoft - North Of Claremont Pier (Beach) 5 Day Weather Forecast

Time Direction Wind / Gust (mph) Temperature Feels Like UV Index Visibility Chance Of Rain Weather
Sat 20 Dec 06:00
7 / 18
4°c 2°c 0 Poor 16% Mist
Sat 20 Dec 09:00
7 / 16
3°c 0°c 1 Poor 18% Mist
Sat 20 Dec 12:00
7 / 13
7°c 5°c 1 Moderate 15% Cloudy
Sat 20 Dec 15:00
11 / 18
9°c 6°c 1 Very good 6% Cloudy
Sat 20 Dec 18:00
13 / 20
9°c 6°c 0 Good 7% Cloudy
Sat 20 Dec 21:00
16 / 22
8°c 5°c 0 Good 14% Cloudy
Sun 21 Dec 00:00
11 / 18
8°c 6°c 0 Moderate 55% Light rain
Sun 21 Dec 03:00
9 / 16
9°c 7°c 0 Moderate 19% Overcast
Sun 21 Dec 06:00
7 / 13
9°c 8°c 0 Moderate 10% Overcast
Sun 21 Dec 09:00
7 / 16
10°c 8°c 1 Good 12% Overcast
Sun 21 Dec 12:00
9 / 16
10°c 8°c 1 Moderate 16% Overcast
Sun 21 Dec 15:00
11 / 18
10°c 7°c 1 Moderate 16% Overcast
Sun 21 Dec 18:00
13 / 22
10°c 7°c 0 Moderate 13% Overcast
Sun 21 Dec 21:00
11 / 22
10°c 7°c 0 Good 6% Cloudy
Mon 22 Dec 00:00
16 / 25
9°c 6°c 0 Good 4% Cloudy
Mon 22 Dec 03:00
13 / 25
9°c 5°c 0 Good 4% Cloudy
Mon 22 Dec 06:00
13 / 20
8°c 5°c 0 Good 4% Cloudy
Mon 22 Dec 09:00
13 / 20
8°c 5°c 1 Good 5% Cloudy
Mon 22 Dec 12:00
11 / 18
9°c 6°c 1 Very good 3% Cloudy
Mon 22 Dec 15:00
9 / 16
8°c 6°c 1 Very good 4% Cloudy
Mon 22 Dec 18:00
9 / 13
7°c 5°c 0 Very good 4% Cloudy
Mon 22 Dec 21:00
9 / 13
7°c 5°c 0 Very good 5% Cloudy
Tue 23 Dec 00:00
9 / 13
6°c 4°c 0 Very good 5% Cloudy
Tue 23 Dec 03:00
9 / 13
6°c 4°c 0 Very good 8% Overcast
Tue 23 Dec 06:00
11 / 18
6°c 3°c 0 Good 9% Overcast
Tue 23 Dec 09:00
11 / 20
6°c 3°c 1 Good 10% Overcast
Tue 23 Dec 12:00
13 / 22
7°c 3°c 1 Good 12% Overcast
Tue 23 Dec 15:00
13 / 22
6°c 3°c 1 Very good 11% Overcast
Tue 23 Dec 18:00
16 / 25
6°c 2°c 0 Good 11% Overcast
Tue 23 Dec 21:00
16 / 27
6°c 2°c 0 Very good 11% Overcast
Wed 24 Dec 00:00
18 / 29
6°c 1°c 0 Very good 10% Overcast
Wed 24 Dec 03:00
18 / 29
5°c 1°c 0 Very good 10% Overcast
Wed 24 Dec 06:00
20 / 34
5°c 0°c 0 Very good 10% Overcast
Wed 24 Dec 09:00
20 / 34
5°c 0°c 1 Very good 9% Overcast
Wed 24 Dec 12:00
22 / 36
5°c 0°c 1 Very good 9% Overcast
Wed 24 Dec 15:00
20 / 36
5°c 0°c 1 Very good 9% Overcast
Wed 24 Dec 18:00
22 / 36
5°c 0°c 0 Very good 7% Cloudy
Wed 24 Dec 21:00
20 / 36
5°c 0°c 0 Very good 8% Cloudy

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About Lowestoft

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. 

 

 Forget the SW winds, Anything with westerly in it is, offshore

 

Launching & Landing

 

 

Local Dangers

“South Pier”

A concrete pier

“Claremont Pier”

large protruding wooden pier

Size

beach is about 150m after that its high banks and concrete walls care is needed launching close to these banks and concrete walls.

Rips

In winter rips can be a problem,

Wooden Groyne

Wooden Groyne Sea defences, about 100m apart. Along all of Lowestoft beach to the start of Pakefield beach.

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