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Wells-next-the-sea in East Anglia is a quite exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves.

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Overall Wells-next-the-sea Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Wells-next-the-sea surf quality by season and Wells-next-the-sea surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-Kingdom - East Anglia surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Wells-next-the-sea

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Wells-next-the-sea:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	East Runton	17 mi
Second closest break	Cromer	18 mi
Third closest break	Skegness	24 mi
Fourth closest break	Chapel St Leonards	27 mi
Fifth closest break	Huttoft Beach	29 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Wells-next-the-sea:
Closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	46 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	52 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	82 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	136 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	181 mi
Tide stations nearest to Wells-next-the-sea:
Closest tide station	Cromer, England	19 mi
Second closest tide station	Cromer, England	19 mi
Third closest tide station	Lowestoft, England	51 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Lowestoft, England	52 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Immingham, England	62 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Wells-next-the-sea:
Closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	169 mi
Second closest ski area	Castleside (United Kingdom)	170 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	175 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	178 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	178 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Wells-next-the-sea:
Closest city location	Wells-next-the-Sea (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Fakenham (United Kingdom)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Briston (United Kingdom)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Hunstanton (United Kingdom)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Heacham (United Kingdom)	16 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Wells-next-the-sea is Marham Airport (KNF) in U.k., 41 km (25 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Wells-next-the-sea is Coltishall Airport (CLF) in England, 42 km (26 miles) away.
• Third is Norwich Airport (NWI) in England, 44 km (27 miles) away.
• Coningsby Airport (QCY) in England is 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Honington Airport (BEQ), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Wells-next-the-sea and is 70 km (43 miles) away.