Walcott surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

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

How big are the waves at Walcott today?

The current surf forecast for Walcott at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
1
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)
0.8
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
0.3
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
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
74
73
53
51
22
33
32
12
20
20
11
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-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
2:46PM0.21m
3:11AM0.09m
3:31PM0.09m
3:56AM0.23m
4:18PM0.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
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
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
12
13
13
13
11
10
9
8
11
12
13
12
11
9
9
10
11
10
15
15
13
11
6
6
8
10
11
10
8
7
5
4
7
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
2
11
11
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
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
0.7
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
97
74
73
53
51
15
33
32
12
20
20
11
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
31
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.4
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.3
N
6
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
22
1
6
1
1
1
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
SW
3
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
7
10
6
4
1
1
1
4
5
4
5
7
35
71
114
59
5
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
4
107
107
144
144
144
145
145
242
409
519
519
413
355
594
676
693
662
646
602
145
145
249
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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