Walcott Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.80° N 1.58° E

Walcott 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Walcott sea temperature is
19.5° C
2.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Walcott today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Walcott at 8AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
1
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
21
24
36
44
34
20
20
20
15
15
16
17
28
29
35
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
0
W
0
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14PM3.07m
11:21AM3.41m
11:52PM2.90m
12:06PM3.11m
00:36AM2.71m
12:58PM2.81m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.63m
6:13PM0.45m
6:17AM0.79m
6:49PM0.77m
6:56AM0.98m
7:29PM1.06m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
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8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
2
4
1
2
5
3
Temp °C
17
18
17
19
21
21
20
18
17
15
15
18
20
20
17
16
16
14
15
17
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
16
16
13
16
16
15
16
14
13
11
11
14
16
20
17
14
13
11
11
14
17
17
15
13
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