Happisburgh surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 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 12PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
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
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
74
55
55
52
34
33
21
21
21
20
11
11
11
11
5
9
15
45
82
136
77
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:58AM3.57m
8:14PM3.75m
8:37AM3.61m
9:00PM3.69m
9:18AM3.59m
9:48PM3.51m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.21m
3:11AM0.09m
3:31PM0.09m
3:56AM0.23m
4:18PM0.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:47
8:49
8:51
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
12
13
12
13
11
10
9
8
11
12
12
12
11
9
9
11
11
10
14
15
13
11
6
6
8
10
10
10
8
7
5
4
7
8
7
8
7
5
5
6
5
2
9
11
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
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
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
76
74
55
55
52
34
33
21
21
21
20
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
37
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
7
4
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
6
1
7
7
5
4
3
6
4
4
9
15
45
82
136
77
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
4
0
111
111
148
148
148
149
149
245
412
521
521
412
354
598
680
697
665
650
606
149
149
253
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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