Surf Forecasts:
Wells-next-the-sea surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, NNW swell with 33 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 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wells-next-the-sea over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM5.43m | 8:19PM5.07m | 8:26AM5.46m | 8:53PM5.03m | 9:02AM5.35m | 9:26PM4.88m | 9:38AM5.10m | 9:58PM4.64m | 10:13AM4.75m | 10:30PM4.34m | 10:49AM4.34m | 11:04PM3.99m | 11:30AM3.91m | 11:45PM3.63m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM-0.17m | 2:45AM0.44m | 3:08PM-0.07m | 3:16AM0.46m | 3:39PM0.18m | 3:45AM0.57m | 4:08PM0.51m | 4:14AM0.75m | 4:37PM0.88m | 4:44AM1.01m | 5:07PM1.27m | 5:19AM1.32m | 5:43PM1.64m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 3 | — | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | — | N 12 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 5 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | NW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 18 | 33 | — | 3 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 498 | 513 | 359 | 366 | 405 | 304 | 430 | 401 | 455 | 359 | 57 | 366 | 366 | 338 | 99 | 646 | 643 | 451 | 57 | 405 | 461 |
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