Happisburgh surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Happisburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Happisburgh at 12PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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 morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
0
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)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
2
2
2
3
7
10
7
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:49AM3.37m
11:40PM2.93m
11:44AM3.21m
00:55AM2.66m
12:51PM3.05m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.70m
6:01PM0.25m
6:17AM0.96m
7:00PM0.41m
7:12AM1.18m
8:05PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:47
4:45
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:53
8:54
8:57
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
15
16
18
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
21
18
19
18
18
10
9
11
13
16
18
18
17
15
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
18
17
17
23
17
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
N
7
0.3
S
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
5
5
2
2
2
3
7
10
7
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
314
314
300
300
393
318
318
318
354
383
388
354
354
318
318
318
329
300
307
354
307
331
312
312
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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