Walcott surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Walcott today?

The current surf forecast for Walcott at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
0.4
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
0.1
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
20
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:37AM3.61m
9:00PM3.69m
9:18AM3.59m
9:48PM3.51m
10:01AM3.50m
10:40PM3.24m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.09m
3:56AM0.23m
4:18PM0.07m
4:41AM0.45m
5:07PM0.13m
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:50
8:51
8:52
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
11
12
12
13
11
9
10
10
11
11
15
15
13
12
10
12
13
16
18
17
16
14
6
4
7
9
8
10
7
5
6
4
4
4
9
9
9
7
4
6
7
11
13
13
14
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.1
N
8
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
21
20
20
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
26
13
13
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
4
5
8
22
72
103
100
73
9
14
24
34
20
9
15
17
17
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
3
Distance (km)
145
145
409
532
352
355
413
314
676
586
662
460
460
205
205
321
321
316
535
532
410
352
323
301
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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