Happisburgh surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Happisburgh today?

The current surf forecast for Happisburgh at 3PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
4 AM
7 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)
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
148
164
113
65
47
45
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
2
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:18AM3.59m
9:48PM3.51m
10:01AM3.50m
10:40PM3.24m
10:49AM3.37m
11:40PM2.93m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.07m
4:41AM0.45m
5:07PM0.13m
5:27AM0.70m
6:01PM0.25m
6:17AM0.96m
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:48
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:51
8:52
8:53
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
14
15
13
11
11
11
13
15
16
16
16
14
14
13
16
18
20
20
19
18
17
17
4
4
8
10
8
6
5
5
7
9
12
13
13
11
11
10
13
15
18
19
17
16
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
13
9
7
4
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.6
SSW
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
126
148
164
113
65
47
45
32
24
3
1
17
1
1
3
3
2
3
4
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
691
463
350
209
149
263
325
322
383
538
531
350
321
300
300
300
300
328
354
318
318
318
383
383
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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