Surf Forecasts:
Wells-next-the-sea surf forecast from 27 Jun 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, NW swell with 60 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wells-next-the-sea this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Wells-next-the-sea in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jun 29) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wells-next-the-sea over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSE 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | E 3 | WNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 57 | 21 | 10 | 2 |
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 | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52PM4.15m | 6:13AM4.23m | 6:34PM4.26m | 6:52AM4.38m | 7:14PM4.35m | 7:29AM4.51m | 7:51PM4.38m | 8:04AM4.63m | 8:28PM4.36m | 8:39AM4.70m | 9:04PM4.30m | 9:14AM4.73m | 9:41PM4.22m | 9:49AM4.71m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM1.25m | 12:52PM1.17m | 1:09AM1.15m | 1:31PM1.00m | 1:45AM1.07m | 2:08PM0.86m | 2:19AM1.02m | 2:46PM0.76m | 2:53AM1.01m | 3:23PM0.71m | 3:27AM1.05m | 4:00PM0.70m | 4:02AM1.13m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:37 |
 | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:23 | 9:23 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 21 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | SE 3 | S 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | — | WSW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | 18 | 57 | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 353 | 468 | 646 | 551 | 304 | 289 | 362 | 372 | 410 | 405 | 337 | 289 | 508 | 289 | 513 | 471 | 345 | 350 | 364 | 348 | 451 |
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