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Wells-next-the-sea surfForecast / East Anglia / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Wells-next-the-sea today?
The current surf forecast for Wells-next-the-sea at 12AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wells-next-the-sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:18PM 4.05 | 4:30AM 4.14 | 4:56PM 4.23 | 5:11AM 4.30 | 5:32PM 4.39 | 5:50AM 4.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:51PM 1.44 | 11:08AM 1.16 | 11:29PM 1.21 | 11:46AM 1.05 | 12:05AM 1.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - |
| Sunset | 3:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 |
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