Great Yarmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.58° N 1.74° E

Great Yarmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Great Yarmouth sea temperature is
19.5° C
2.6° 

Great Yarmouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Great Yarmouth today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Great Yarmouth at 3AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Great Yarmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.5
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.1
N
9
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
6
4
4
6
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
12
19
17
15
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
20
NNW
20
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:28PM2.15m
5:15AM2.04m
5:44PM2.18m
6:14AM2.19m
6:52PM2.25m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.76m
12:14PM0.79m
00:54AM0.69m
1:25PM0.51m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
21
20
20
19
23
25
26
28
23
19
18
16
18
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
18
18
19
18
22
22
23
25
20
16
15
13
14
13
13
13
14
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