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Walton-On-The-Naze surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Walton-On-The-Naze surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Walton-On-The-Naze sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Walton-On-The-Naze today?
The current surf forecast for Walton-On-The-Naze at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Walton-On-The-Naze. (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) (?) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 22 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 67 | 104 | 152 | 139 | 100 | 141 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:33AM 3.54 | 10:10PM 3.62 | 10:21AM 3.62 | 10:51PM 3.71 | 11:05AM 3.70 | 11:28PM 3.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:34AM 1.30 | 3:54PM 0.87 | 4:20AM 1.17 | 4:38PM 0.87 | 5:03AM 1.04 | 5:19PM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:44 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
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