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          Bacton Surf Report and Forecast

          Spot Location: Europe > UK + Ireland > England > East Anglia

          Current Surf Report for Bacton

          All times BST unless otherwise stated.

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          2-3ft

          Faded Star

          Knee High - Waist High

          8mph Gentle, Onshore

          Primary Swell
          2.5ft at 6s33.18°
          Secondary Swell
          0.8ft at 8s4.55°

          SunnyAir 54°fSea 50°f

          Today's Tide - BactonToday's Tide Legend - Bacton
          Low 3:00AM3.3ft
          High 8:34AM15.3ft
          Low 3:27PM3.1ft
          High 9:00PM14.6ft
          First Light 3:54AM
          Sunrise 4:41AM
          Sunset 9:00PM
          Last Light 9:46PM

          Tide Location Cromer, England - 14.484096km away Help

          About Bacton

          Similar set-up to Walcott with exposed stretch of NE-facing groynes picking up swells from 180ยบ. A big N swell at mid to high should see some hollow lefts run down the beach with the strong lateral current. Sometimes crowded

          Bacton Surf Forecast Help

          Surf Forecasting help for Bacton

          A detailed long range Bacton Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Bacton and nearby surf spots in the UK + Ireland area. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.

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            OverviewAdvanced
             Edit Bacton Surf Wind (+ Gusts)WeatherPrimary SwellSecondary SwellProb.
          Wed23/05 12am 3-4ft Faded Star 14 17 mphClear48°f 3.5ft6s9.7° 0.6ft9s   100%
          3am 2-4ft Faded Star 12 15 mphMisty50°f 3ft6s13.33° 0.5ft10s 0.3ft9s 100%
          6am 2-4ft Faded Star 10 12 mphSunny52°f 3ft6s17.48° 0.5ft9s   100%
          9am 2-4ft Faded Star 8 10 mphSunny54°f 3ft6s21.65° 0.8ft8s   100%
          12pm 2-3ft Faded Star 7 8 mphSunny54°f 2.5ft6s26.83° 0.8ft8s   100%
          3pm 2-3ft Faded Star 8 9 mphSunny54°f 2.5ft6s33.18° 0.8ft8s   100%
          6pm 2-3ft 8 10 mphSunny52°f 2.5ft6s49.87° 1.4ft7s   100%
          9pm 2-3ft 8 11 mphClear50°f 2.5ft6s51.8° 1.3ft7s   100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Bacton
          Low 3:00AM3.3ft
          High 8:34AM15.3ft
          Low 3:27PM3.1ft
          High 9:00PM14.6ft
          First Light 3:54AM
          Sunrise 4:41AM
          Sunset 9:00PM
          Last Light 9:46PM
          Thu24/05 12am 2-3ft 6 8 mphClear50°f 2.5ft6s52.38° 1.3ft7s   100%
          3am 2-3ft 6 8 mphMisty50°f 2.5ft6s51.48° 1.2ft7s   100%
          6am 2-3ft 7 9 mphMostly Sunny50°f 2ft6s50.17° 1.1ft7s   100%
          9am 2-3ft 6 8 mphOvercast57°f 2ft6s49.43° 1.1ft7s   100%
          12pm 2-3ft 7 9 mphDrizzle63°f 2ft6s49.92° 0.9ft7s   100%
          3pm 2-3ft 9 11 mphMostly Sunny57°f 2.5ft6s53.33° 0.8ft7s   100%
          6pm 2-3ft 11 14 mphMostly Sunny54°f 2.5ft6s57.05° 0.7ft7s 0.4ft8s 90%
          9pm 2-3ft Faded Star 13 18 mphClear57°f 3ft6s61.23° 0.7ft7s 0.4ft8s 90%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Bacton
          Low 3:34AM3.6ft
          High 9:03AM15.2ft
          Low 4:03PM3.2ft
          High 9:37PM14.4ft
          First Light 3:53AM
          Sunrise 4:40AM
          Sunset 9:01PM
          Last Light 9:48PM
          Fri25/05 12am 2-3ft Faded Star 15 21 mphClear59°f 3.5ft6s66.55° 0.6ft7s 0.4ft8s 60%
          3am 2-3ft Faded Star 15 23 mphClear55°f 3.5ft6s70.36° 0.6ft8s   60%
          6am 2-3ft Faded Star 16 24 mphSunny50°f 4ft6s73.73° 0.6ft8s   50%
          9am 2-3ft Faded Star 18 28 mphSunny50°f 4ft6s77.35° 0.6ft8s   50%
          12pm 2-3ft Faded Star 20 30 mphSunny52°f 4.5ft6s79.64° 0.4ft7s 0.3ft8s 40%
          3pm 2-3ft Faded Star 20 32 mphSunny57°f 4.5ft6s78.29° 0.4ft7s 0.3ft8s 40%
          6pm 2-4ft Faded Star 20 34 mphSunny55°f 5ft6s75.16° 0.5ft7s   55%
          9pm 3-4ft Faded Star 21 34 mphClear54°f 5ft6s73.65° 0.5ft7s   55%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Bacton
          Low 4:08AM3.9ft
          High 9:34AM15.1ft
          Low 4:40PM3.5ft
          High10:17PM14.1ft
          First Light 3:51AM
          Sunrise 4:39AM
          Sunset 9:03PM
          Last Light 9:50PM
          Sat26/05 12am 3-4ft Faded Star 18 30 mphClear54°f 5ft6s73.22°     75%
          3am 2-4ft Faded Star 16 25 mphClear54°f 4.5ft6s74.14° 0.4ft8s   75%
          6am 2-3ft Faded Star 17 24 mphSunny52°f 4ft6s74.21° 0.4ft7s   90%
          9am 2-3ft 17 24 mphSunny54°f 3.5ft5s73.9° 0.4ft6s   90%
          12pm 2-3ft 16 23 mphSunny54°f 3.5ft5s73.21° 0.4ft7s   70%
          3pm 2-3ft 17 23 mphSunny54°f 3.5ft5s72.41° 0.4ft6s   70%
          6pm 2-3ft 16 24 mphSunny55°f 3.5ft5s71.77° 0.3ft6s   60%
          9pm 2-3ft 17 26 mphClear57°f 3.5ft5s72.93°     60%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Bacton
          Low 4:45AM4.4ft
          High10:09AM14.8ft
          Low 5:20PM3.8ft
          High11:02PM13.7ft
          First Light 3:50AM
          Sunrise 4:37AM
          Sunset 9:04PM
          Last Light 9:51PM
          Sun27/05 12am 2-3ft 17 26 mphClear57°f 3.5ft5s76.54°     50%
          3am 2-3ft 16 24 mphClear55°f 3.5ft5s79.38°     50%
          6am 2ft 16 23 mphSunny52°f 3.5ft5s81.53°     55%
          9am 1-2ft 14 19 mphSunny54°f 3.5ft5s84.9° 0.6ft6s   55%
          12pm 1-2ft 14 17 mphMostly Sunny55°f 1.1ft6s24.7° 3ft5s   60%
          3pm 1-2ft 14 18 mphSunny57°f 1.1ft5s23.55° 2.5ft5s   60%
          6pm 1-2ft 11 15 mphMostly Sunny57°f 1ft5s17.52° 2.5ft5s   65%
          9pm 1-2ft 10 13 mphMostly Clear57°f 1ft5s14.96° 2ft5s   65%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Bacton
          Low 5:27AM5ft
          High10:51AM14.5ft
          Low 6:06PM4.1ft
          High11:56PM13.3ft
          First Light 3:49AM
          Sunrise 4:36AM
          Sunset 9:05PM
          Last Light 9:53PM
          Mon28/05 12am 1ft 8 10 mphMostly Clear57°f 2ft4s85.78° 0.8ft5s   50%
          3am 1-2ft 5 6 mphClear57°f 1.1ft5s10.43° 1.7ft4s   50%
          6am 1-2ft 3 4 mphSunny57°f 1.1ft6s8.35° 1.5ft4s   35%
          9am 1-2ft 4 5 mphSunny59°f 1.1ft7s6.76° 1.3ft4s   35%
          12pm 1-2ft 6 6 mphMostly Sunny61°f 1.1ft7s6.19° 1.1ft4s   35%
          3pm 1-2ft 8 9 mphSunny61°f 1ft7s5.2° 1.1ft4s   35%
          6pm 1-2ft 7 8 mphSunny59°f 1ft6s5.39° 1ft4s   45%
          9pm 1ft 4 5 mphClear57°f 0.9ft6s5.44° 0.8ft4s   45%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Bacton
          Low 6:18AM5.5ft
          High11:45AM14ft
          Low 7:01PM4.3ft
          First Light 3:47AM
          Sunrise 4:35AM
          Sunset 9:07PM
          Last Light 9:55PM
          Tue29/05 12am 1ft 2 2 mphClear55°f 0.8ft6s6.04° 0.6ft4s   25%
          3am 1ft 2 3 mphClear55°f 0.8ft6s5.93° 0.7ft5s   25%
          6am 1ft 4 4 mphSunny55°f 0.7ft6s6.44° 0.7ft5s   45%
          9am 1ft 4 4 mphSunny57°f 0.6ft6s5.06° 0.6ft5s   45%
          12pm 1ft 5 5 mphSunny59°f 0.6ft6s5.58° 0.6ft5s   33%
          3pm 1ft 7 8 mphSunny57°f 0.5ft5s41.05° 0.5ft6s   33%
          6pm 1ft 6 7 mphSunny55°f 0.5ft5s4.8° 0.4ft5s 0.3ft2s 29%
          9pm 0-1ft 3 4 mphClear55°f 0.4ft5s4.52° 0.4ft4s   29%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Bacton
          High 1:01AM13.1ft
          Low 7:19AM5.8ft
          High12:54PM13.7ft
          Low 8:05PM4.3ft
          First Light 3:46AM
          Sunrise 4:34AM
          Sunset 9:08PM
          Last Light 9:56PM

          Extended Surf Forecast for East Anglia Area

          Wed30/05 12am 2-3ft 14 17 mphClear55°f 2.5ft5s50.8°     18%
          3am 2-3ft 14 17 mphClear55°f 2.5ft5s50.8°     18%
          6am 2-3ft 15 18 mphMostly Sunny54°f 3ft5s45.15°     14%
          9am 2-3ft 15 18 mphMostly Sunny54°f 3ft5s45.15°     14%
          12pm 2-3ft 13 16 mphMostly Sunny55°f 2.5ft5s40.34°     23%
          3pm 2-3ft 13 16 mphMostly Sunny55°f 2.5ft5s40.34°     23%
          6pm 2-3ft 14 17 mphSunny52°f 2.5ft5s34.97°     32%
          9pm 2-3ft 14 17 mphSunny52°f 2.5ft5s34.97°     32%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Bacton
          High 2:09AM13.1ft
          Low 8:29AM5.8ft
          High 2:13PM13.7ft
          Low 9:14PM4.1ft
          First Light 3:45AM
          Sunrise 4:33AM
          Sunset 9:09PM
          Last Light 9:58PM
          Thu31/05 12am 2-3ft 12 14 mphMostly Clear50°f 3ft5s4.06°     23%
          3am 2-3ft 12 14 mphMostly Clear50°f 3ft5s4.06°     23%
          6am 1-2ft 12 14 mphSunny50°f 1.8ft4s38.44°     23%
          9am 1-2ft 12 14 mphSunny50°f 1.8ft4s38.44°     23%
          12pm 3-4ft Faded Star 15 18 mphMostly Sunny46°f 3.5ft6s11.97° 0.3ft11s   24%
          3pm 3-4ft Faded Star 15 18 mphMostly Sunny46°f 3.5ft6s11.97° 0.3ft11s   24%
          6pm 3-5ft Faded Star 21 25 mphMostly Sunny46°f 4.5ft6s6.83°     20%
          9pm 3-5ft Faded Star 21 25 mphMostly Sunny46°f 4.5ft6s6.83°     20%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Bacton
          High 3:14AM13.4ft
          Low 9:39AM5.3ft
          High 3:24PM14.1ft
          Low10:22PM3.6ft
          First Light 3:44AM
          Sunrise 4:33AM
          Sunset 9:10PM
          Last Light 9:59PM
          Fri01/06 12am 1-2ft 6 7 mphClear48°f 1.3ft7s5.48° 1.2ft4s   14%
          3am 1-2ft 6 7 mphClear48°f 1.3ft7s5.48° 1.2ft4s   14%
          6am 2-4ft Faded Star 7 8 mphSunny48°f 2.5ft7s11.78°     28%
          9am 2-4ft Faded Star 7 8 mphSunny48°f 2.5ft7s11.78°     28%
          12pm 2-3ft Faded Star 7 8 mphSunny46°f 2.5ft7s10.24°     27%
          3pm 2-3ft Faded Star 7 8 mphSunny46°f 2.5ft7s10.24°     27%
          6pm 2-3ft Faded Star 8 10 mphSunny46°f 2ft7s9.08°     22%
          9pm 2-3ft Faded Star 8 10 mphSunny46°f 2ft7s9.08°     22%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Bacton
          High 4:12AM14.1ft
          Low10:45AM4.5ft
          High 4:26PM14.7ft
          Low11:25PM3.1ft
          First Light 3:43AM
          Sunrise 4:32AM
          Sunset 9:11PM
          Last Light10:01PM

          Next Update Expected: Running...
          Last Model Run: 23 May 01:00:00AM local time (BST). 23 May 00:00:00AM GMT.

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