Walcott surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
11.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Walcott today?

The current surf forecast for Walcott at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
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 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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)
1
1
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)
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
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
0.3
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
97
74
73
53
51
22
33
32
21
20
20
11
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
0
WNW
10
SE
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-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
High Tide
7:58AM3.57m
8:14PM3.75m
8:37AM3.61m
9:00PM3.69m
9:18AM3.59m
9:48PM3.51m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.03m
2:46PM0.21m
3:11AM0.09m
3:31PM0.09m
3:56AM0.23m
4:18PM0.07m
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:47
8:50
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
11
10
9
8
10
12
12
12
11
9
9
10
10
11
16
16
13
6
6
6
7
9
12
10
8
7
6
5
6
9
8
8
8
5
5
5
4
5
12
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
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
0.3
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
6
Energy kJ
123
97
74
73
53
51
15
33
32
21
20
20
11
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
29
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
5
0.2
W
3
0.4
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
22
1
1
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
Energy kJ
3
6
6
6
4
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
7
8
23
92
62
7
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
107
144
144
144
145
145
405
409
471
519
567
408
314
676
586
662
647
145
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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