Walcott surfForecast / East Anglia / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). 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 (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 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. 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).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
4 AM
7 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
0.3
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
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
5:27AM0.70m
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<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
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
11
9
10
10
10
11
15
15
13
11
10
12
12
16
17
18
16
14
13
13
7
9
8
8
7
5
5
4
3
5
10
9
9
6
4
6
8
11
13
15
13
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
20
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
5
5
5
51
26
13
5
1
5
7
7
3
3
3
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
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
SE
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
5
2
5
7
38
69
99
71
5
8
17
29
29
18
7
3
4
4
9
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
531
532
413
355
413
314
676
594
662
460
457
205
205
249
321
365
534
534
410
352
316
316
301
301
Best forecast wave conditions in East Anglia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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