Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wells-next-the-sea today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wells-next-the-sea at 4PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Wells-next-the-sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 40 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 42 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 42 | 45 | 42 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46PM4.17m | 6:53AM4.61m | 7:20PM4.42m | 7:26AM4.91m | 7:53PM4.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.97m | 1:11AM1.14m | 1:37PM0.62m | 1:43AM0.91m | 2:09PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
39 | 40 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 42 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 42 | 45 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 487 | 528 | 643 | 487 | 485 | 471 | 551 | 551 | 415 | 508 | 534 | 28 | 57 | 57 | 98 | 99 | 122 | 194 | 165 | 162 | 185 |
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