Happisburgh Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.78° N 1.62° E

Happisburgh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Happisburgh sea temperature is
19.6° C
2.6° 

Happisburgh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Happisburgh today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Happisburgh at 2AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.9
N
4
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
13
16
15
9
9
16
17
17
0
0
80
0
109
92
78
295
216
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
35
N
30
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:36AM2.71m
12:58PM2.81m
1:32AM2.52m
2:09PM2.56m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.77m
6:56AM0.98m
7:29PM1.06m
7:43AM1.18m
8:22PM1.30m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
2
2
3
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
19
17
15
14
18
20
19
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
16
18
15
12
11
15
16
17
13
11
12
10
11
10
12
10
9
9
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