Happisburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.78° N 1.62° E

Happisburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Happisburgh sea temperature is
19.5° C
2.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Happisburgh today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Happisburgh at 1AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
12
6
12
5
11
5
5
2
2
4
5
5
5
14
20
13
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:36PM3.21m
10:40AM3.67m
11:14PM3.07m
11:21AM3.41m
Low Tide
5:01PM-0.11m
5:05AM0.50m
5:37PM0.15m
5:40AM0.63m
6:13PM0.45m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
19
18
17
15
14
15
15
16
17
16
16
17
17
16
18
21
22
21
19
Feels °C
18
16
15
12
13
14
13
14
15
15
14
15
16
13
15
18
18
18
16
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