Caister-on-Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 BST
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Caister-on-Sea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caister-on-Sea sea temperature is
10.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caister-on-Sea today?

The current surf forecast for Caister-on-Sea at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Caister-on-Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.9
N
7
1
N
7
1.5
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
12
11
11
18
11
11
14
19
22
77
91
186
80
74
58
58
40
31
23
17
17
12
11
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:26AM2.42m
10:54PM2.29m
10:59AM2.34m
11:32PM2.11m
11:37AM2.25m
00:18AM1.92m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.45m
5:29PM0.33m
5:44AM0.59m
6:07PM0.44m
6:19AM0.73m
6:50PM0.57m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:13
5:11
5:11
5:09
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8:24
8:27
8:29
8:30
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.2
E
3
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.9
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
14
12
11
11
18
11
11
1
19
22
77
91
55
35
16
10
18
31
23
6
6
6
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.1
N
8
0.2
E
3
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
3
0.4
NNW
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
Energy kJ
5
5
3
6
1
1
5
2
1
19
7
6
19
11
12
6
5
5
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
E
3
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
E
4
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
5
1
5
5
7
1
4
14
5
6
2
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
N
5
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
1.5
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
14
4
10
186
80
74
58
58
40
17
17
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
645
655
655
660
660
337
580
337
580
607
607
614
621
259
259
228
179
47
190
194
607
497
453
209
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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