Lowestoft

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NW 315°

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

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TimeHeightHigh/Low
01:172.45High Tide
07:210.84Low Tide
13:252.29High Tide
19:480.57Low Tide
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TimeHeightHigh/Low
02:142.29High Tide
08:101.07Low Tide
14:112.23High Tide
20:490.66Low 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
Thu 01 May 19:00
7 / 20
22°c 21°c 1 Very good 4% Cloudy
Thu 01 May 22:00
2 / 18
17°c 17°c 0 Very good 5% Cloudy
Fri 02 May 01:00
4 / 22
16°c 16°c 0 Good 4% Cloudy
Fri 02 May 04:00
4 / 11
14°c 14°c 0 Good 3% Partly cloudy (night)
Fri 02 May 07:00
9 / 16
14°c 13°c 1 Good 0% Sunny day
Fri 02 May 10:00
11 / 20
15°c 13°c 4 Very good 5% Cloudy
Fri 02 May 13:00
11 / 18
16°c 14°c 6 Very good 0% Sunny day
Fri 02 May 16:00
13 / 18
15°c 13°c 3 Very good 0% Sunny day
Fri 02 May 19:00
11 / 16
12°c 9°c 1 Very good 0% Sunny day
Fri 02 May 22:00
9 / 13
10°c 9°c 0 Good 4% Cloudy
Sat 03 May 01:00
7 / 9
10°c 9°c 0 Good 0% Clear night
Sat 03 May 04:00
2 / 4
9°c 8°c 0 Good 1% Clear night
Sat 03 May 07:00
2 / 4
10°c 9°c 1 Good 4% Cloudy
Sat 03 May 10:00
4 / 9
14°c 13°c 4 Very good 0% Sunny day
Sat 03 May 13:00
11 / 18
14°c 12°c 5 Very good 1% Partly cloudy (day)
Sat 03 May 16:00
16 / 29
13°c 10°c 3 Very good 1% Partly cloudy (day)
Sat 03 May 19:00
16 / 27
11°c 8°c 1 Very good 0% Sunny day
Sat 03 May 22:00
11 / 22
10°c 7°c 0 Very good 1% Partly cloudy (night)
Sun 04 May 01:00
11 / 18
9°c 7°c 0 Very good 7% Partly cloudy (night)
Sun 04 May 04:00
11 / 20
9°c 6°c 0 Very good 11% Overcast
Sun 04 May 07:00
13 / 25
9°c 6°c 1 Very good 11% Overcast
Sun 04 May 10:00
16 / 29
10°c 6°c 3 Very good 10% Overcast
Sun 04 May 13:00
18 / 31
10°c 7°c 4 Good 10% Overcast
Sun 04 May 16:00
18 / 31
10°c 6°c 2 Very good 9% Cloudy
Sun 04 May 19:00
16 / 29
8°c 5°c 1 Very good 6% Cloudy
Sun 04 May 22:00
16 / 25
8°c 4°c 0 Very good 7% Cloudy
Mon 05 May 01:00
13 / 25
8°c 5°c 0 Very good 8% Cloudy
Mon 05 May 04:00
13 / 25
8°c 4°c 0 Very good 8% Cloudy
Mon 05 May 07:00
16 / 29
9°c 5°c 1 Very good 6% Cloudy
Mon 05 May 10:00
18 / 34
10°c 7°c 4 Very good 6% Cloudy
Mon 05 May 13:00
18 / 31
11°c 8°c 5 Very good 5% Cloudy
Mon 05 May 16:00
18 / 31
11°c 7°c 3 Very good 6% Cloudy
Mon 05 May 19:00
16 / 27
9°c 6°c 1 Very good 7% Overcast
Mon 05 May 22:00
11 / 20
9°c 6°c 0 Very good 8% Overcast

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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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