Great Yarmouth Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Anglia, UK)

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Great Yarmouth Surf Guide

Great Yarmouth in East Anglia is a fairly exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the west. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the north. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide when the tide is rising.

Great Yarmouth Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	inconsistent	11.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Great Yarmouth:

The best conditions reported for surf at Great Yarmouth occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Great Yarmouth (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Great Yarmouth with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in November while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 82% 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

82%

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

Explore Great Yarmouth Location Map

Interactive Great Yarmouth 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 Great Yarmouth is Coltishall Airport (CLF) in England, 32 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Great Yarmouth is Norwich Airport (NWI), also in England, 33 km (20 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Great Yarmouth Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 10 May 2026, 02:01 Local Time

m, °C	Sat	Sunday 10
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	3	4	4	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on

Tides at Great Yarmouth

Current tide and informaton

For Great Yarmouth, 5 km from Great Yarmouth.

Next High Water: 03:50am | 1.75m

Next Low Water: 08:44am | 1.13m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Great Yarmouth Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.1 °C) at Great Yarmouth is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C).

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