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Walcott surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Walcott today?
The current surf forecast for Walcott at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Walcott. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:05PM 2.56 | 11:53PM 3.04 | 1:25PM 2.48 | 1:07AM 2.89 | 2:34PM 2.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:06PM 1.23 | 7:02AM 0.62 | 7:06PM 1.37 | 8:06AM 0.76 | 8:18PM 1.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
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