Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wells-next-the-sea today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wells-next-the-sea at 6PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wells-next-the-sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | N 8 | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:49AM4.34m | 11:04PM3.99m | 11:30AM3.91m | 11:45PM3.63m | 12:24PM3.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM1.27m | 5:19AM1.32m | 5:43PM1.64m | 6:03AM1.66m | 6:32PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 29 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 375 | 314 | 99 | 535 | 648 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 551 | 551 | 551 | 571 | 571 | 614 | 614 | 362 |
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