Caister-on-Sea Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Anglia, UK)

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Caister-on-Sea Surf Guide

Caister-on-Sea in East Anglia is a reasonably exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the west southwest. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the north. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights.

Caister-on-Sea Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	2.8
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	9.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Caister-on-Sea:

The best conditions reported for surf at Caister-on-Sea occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Caister-on-Sea (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Caister-on-Sea with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in January while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 86% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

10%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

86%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Caister-on-Sea Location Map

Interactive Caister-on-Sea surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Caister-on-Sea is Coltishall Airport (CLF) in England, 30 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Caister-on-Sea is Norwich Airport (NWI), also in England, 32 km (20 miles) away.

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Caister-on-Sea Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 16 May 2021, 09:46 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 16
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Caister-on-Sea

Current tide and informaton

For Great Yarmouth, 1.0 km from Caister-on-Sea.

Next High Water: 11:38am | 2.4m

Next Low Water: 05:57pm | 0.54m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Caister-on-Sea Sea Temperature

The Caister-on-Sea water temperature (9.7 °C) is very cold. Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 10.0 °C. Despite the mild air, surfers will need plenty of neoprene: a good winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.