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Happisburgh surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Happisburgh today?
The current surf forecast for Happisburgh at 8AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Happisburgh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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 kJ (?) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 104 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:30PM 2.99 | 5:44AM 3.03 | 6:06PM 3.10 | 6:24AM 3.10 | 6:41PM 3.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:54AM 0.76 | 12:16AM 0.83 | 12:33PM 0.70 | 12:54AM 0.68 | 1:10PM 0.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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