Walcott surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 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
11.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Walcott today?

The current surf forecast for Walcott at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
22
33
32
21
20
20
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:14PM3.75m
8:37AM3.61m
9:00PM3.69m
9:18AM3.59m
9:48PM3.51m
10:01AM3.50m
Low Tide
2:46PM0.21m
3:11AM0.09m
3:31PM0.09m
3:56AM0.23m
4:18PM0.07m
4:41AM0.45m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:47
8:50
8:51
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
10
8
8
11
12
13
12
11
9
9
10
10
11
15
15
13
11
11
12
15
17
11
10
9
7
4
4
7
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
3
4
10
10
8
6
6
6
8
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.9
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
51
15
33
32
21
20
20
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
56
27
13
5
5
5
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
S
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
22
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
0.6
SSW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
7
4
5
9
13
48
113
103
8
17
19
33
29
25
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
144
144
144
145
145
379
409
409
413
408
314
365
676
454
594
352
259
145
237
321
339
365
410
352
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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