Caister-on-Sea Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.62° N 1.74° E

Caister-on-Sea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caister-on-Sea sea temperature is
19.9° C
2.8° 

Caister-on-Sea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Caister-on-Sea today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Caister-on-Sea at 8PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
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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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
N
8
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
7
6
12
5
1
5
5
4
4
5
5
9
14
15
32
22
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
S
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:43AM2.89m
11:34PM2.30m
11:25AM2.76m
00:11AM2.22m
12:09PM2.56m
Low Tide
5:50PM-0.17m
5:54AM0.41m
6:27PM0.06m
6:30AM0.51m
7:03PM0.33m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
18
21
21
20
18
17
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
18
21
23
22
19
Feels °C
19
20
21
19
17
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
13
15
18
18
17
15
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