Happisburgh surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
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Happisburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Happisburgh sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Happisburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Happisburgh at 3AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (16 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
11
1.2
N
11
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
9
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
317
252
192
188
184
146
134
99
74
74
31
27
52
14
33
21
21
21
11
11
11
14
7
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
0
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
0
N
5
S
10
WSW
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:20AM3.46m
7:30PM3.69m
7:58AM3.57m
8:14PM3.75m
8:37AM3.61m
9:00PM3.69m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.07m
2:02PM0.40m
2:27AM0.03m
2:46PM0.21m
3:11AM0.09m
3:31PM0.09m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:47
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
5
6
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
10
11
13
12
13
11
9
7
7
11
12
12
12
11
1
-1
1
4
7
9
10
6
6
7
7
8
10
11
11
8
5
3
3
7
8
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
11
1.2
N
11
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
9
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
432
317
252
192
188
184
146
134
99
74
74
31
27
52
14
33
21
21
21
11
11
11
11
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
N
9
0.2
S
4
0.3
N
8
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
7
4
14
2
13
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
9
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
15
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
5
7
1
1
4
1
1
2
9
14
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
185
0
0
4
53
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
4
148
205
209
149
245
407
412
412
511
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
5
  • Map Icons:
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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