
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wells-next-the-sea today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wells-next-the-sea at 7AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wells-next-the-sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 3 | W 3 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 97 | 208 | 312 | 244 | 160 | 122 | 78 | 38 | 22 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25AM3.83m | 5:11PM3.89m | 5:09AM4.21m | 5:46PM4.30m | 5:47AM4.60m | 6:20PM4.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM1.95m | 11:08AM1.24m | 11:26PM1.59m | 11:50AM0.83m | 00:06AM1.22m | 12:26PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NW 5 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | SE 6 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 78 | 38 | 22 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 7 | N 8 |
— | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
46 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 20 | — | 97 | 208 | 312 | 244 | 160 | 38 | 18 | 35 | 96 | 114 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 535 | 401 | 359 | 272 | 202 | 162 | 193 | 249 | 353 | 331 | 162 | 99 | 99 | 671 | 614 | 563 | 370 | 263 | 52 | 661 | 661 | 1084 | 1057 |
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