Caister-on-Sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
5.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Caister-on-Sea at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
NNE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)555666677886668888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6787941762111117203165123142192176176176179171235171182
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
50
S
25
S
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
15
S
20
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
2.71
9:32AM
2.23
9:26PM
2.76
10:09AM
2.21
10:00PM
2.76
10:49AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
0.39
4:02AM
0.01
4:04PM
0.40
4:39AM
-0.03
4:40PM
0.46
5:16AM
-0.02
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:50-------7:50-------7:48-
Sunset4:15-------4:16-------4:19-------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----3---21111111--------
Temp. °C777787788887776788867777
Feels °C (?)0-1-1-2-31-1-1-100-1-1-1-2-11022310-1
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