Walcott surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BST
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Walcott surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Walcott sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Walcott today?

The current surf forecast for Walcott at 10PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
10 AM
1 PM
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
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
W
3
0.1
N
8
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
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
0
WNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:40PM2.93m
11:44AM3.21m
00:55AM2.66m
12:51PM3.05m
2:27AM2.54m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.25m
6:17AM0.96m
7:00PM0.41m
7:12AM1.18m
8:05PM0.55m
8:17AM1.34m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
21
20
21
20
19
18
18
20
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
21
17
18
18
16
14
15
15
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
18
22
18
17
19
20
20
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
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
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
4
3
5
3
1
3
8
15
13
10
6
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
386
318
318
318
355
381
391
355
355
318
318
318
301
301
308
328
406
312
312
312
312
385
390
391
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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