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Wells-next-the-sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wells-next-the-sea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wells-next-the-sea sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wells-next-the-sea today?
The current surf forecast for Wells-next-the-sea at 6AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wells-next-the-sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | ENE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | |
27 | 56 | 78 | 101 | 100 | 39 | 58 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:44AM4.42m | 10:08PM4.17m | 10:19AM4.20m | 10:47PM3.84m | 11:00AM3.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM1.09m | 4:13PM0.98m | 4:25AM1.33m | 4:54PM1.23m | 5:03AM1.59m | 5:44PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 | N 6 | N 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | 100 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | ENE 5 | N 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | — | E 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | E 4 | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 27 | 56 | 78 | 101 | — | 7 | 58 | 34 | 29 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 508 | 535 | 508 | 535 | 542 | 535 | 193 | 193 | 150 | 98 | 98 | 257 | 559 | 388 | 414 | 257 | 202 | 165 | 122 | 206 | 487 | 323 | 478 | 270 |
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