
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wells-next-the-sea today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Wells-next-the-sea at 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wells-next-the-sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 160 | 150 | 130 | 154 | 61 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 38 | 42 | 35 | 33 | 49 | 62 | 35 | 48 | 75 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:23AM4.51m | 6:05PM4.52m | 6:08AM4.87m | 6:43PM4.80m | 6:48AM5.13m | 7:18PM4.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.43m | 00:38AM0.98m | 1:00PM0.17m | 1:15AM0.71m | 1:35PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | 93 | 61 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 17 | — | 30 | 39 | 55 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 |
117 | 160 | 150 | 130 | 154 | — | 2 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 35 | 33 | 49 | 62 | 35 | 48 | 75 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 658 | 361 | 233 | 141 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 53 | 194 | 553 | 498 | 665 | 811 | 1068 | 987 | 289 | 657 | 646 | 443 | 644 | 646 | 443 | 404 |
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