Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | SSE 3 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 6 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 5 | S 4 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 |
6 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | S 4 | — | S 4 | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 6 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 650 | 620 | 620 | 563 | 563 | 563 | 563 | 563 | 606 | 606 | 354 | 586 | 586 | 350 | 412 | 350 | 1380 | 734 | 317 |
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