Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wells-next-the-sea today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wells-next-the-sea at 12PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wells-next-the-sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 44 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 18 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:26AM4.62m | 00:05AM4.11m | 12:20PM4.35m | 1:05AM3.91m | 1:29PM4.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM1.19m | 6:06PM0.83m | 6:15AM1.36m | 6:56PM1.10m | 7:13AM1.53m | 8:03PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 44 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 272 | 502 | 499 | 498 | 751 | 300 | 644 | 444 | 250 | 136 | 141 | 361 | 185 | 28 | 28 | 43 | 28 | 53 | 57 | 122 | 98 | 99 |
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