Wells-next-the-Sea (Beach) (Norfolk) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

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    8 day forecast for Wells-next-the-Sea (Beach)

    Today (18 May 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NNE
    12
    NNE
    9
    NE
    8
    NE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    15
    14
    12
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    UV 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    9
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (19 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    6
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    4
    E
    4
    ENE
    4
    ENE
    5
    NE
    6
    NE
    8
    NE
    9
    NE
    11
    NE
    12
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    NE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    10
    10
    11
    11
    12
    15
    17
    19
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    81%
    75%
    73%
    70%
    66%
    65%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    70%
    74%
    81%
    91%
    93%
    95%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    6
    8
    9
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (20 May 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    6
    NNE
    4
    N
    6
    N
    9
    NNE
    9
    NNE
    9
    NE
    7
    N
    3
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    11
    12
    15
    17
    17
    15
    10
    6
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    96%
    96%
    97%
    84%
    73%
    72%
    68%
    77%
    88%
    UV - - 1 1 5 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    5
    4
    7
    10
    10
    9
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (21 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    3
    WNW
    6
    NNW
    9
    N
    12
    N
    13
    N
    13
    NNE
    13
    NNE
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    8
    11
    18
    19
    24
    22
    19
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    89%
    75%
    72%
    66%
    65%
    66%
    72%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    4
    6
    10
    13
    14
    15
    14
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.7
    1.0
    1.3
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (22 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    13
    N
    13
    NNW
    14
    N
    16
    N
    17
    N
    17
    N
    16
    NNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    22
    26
    29
    29
    27
    21
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    67%
    64%
    61%
    55%
    52%
    55%
    56%
    63%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    14
    14
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    6
    8
    9
    8
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (23 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NW
    12
    NNW
    13
    N
    12
    NNE
    11
    NNE
    10
    NE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    18
    21
    19
    17
    14
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    65%
    68%
    64%
    55%
    51%
    52%
    56%
    74%
    UV - 1 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    10
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.6
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (24 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    10
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    12
    15
    15
    13
    12
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    74%
    63%
    53%
    49%
    55%
    76%
    UV - 1 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (25 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    8
    SW
    8
    SSW
    8
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    17
    19
    20
    19
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    85%
    83%
    75%
    66%
    60%
    61%
    70%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 18 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 19 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 20 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 21 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 22 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 23 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 24 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 25 May

    Tide times and heights are from Wells tidal station which is 0.9 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    East of England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Fine on Monday with warm sunshine after early cloud clears.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    A fine evening for most, with some warm evening sunshine. Cloud increasing from the east again overnight, with some drizzle possible across northern Norfolk coasts. Cloud then starting to break by dawn. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Monday:

    Patchy cloud to start, but soon becoming sunny and warm. Cloud bubbling up inland through the afternoon, perhaps with the odd light shower. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

    Fine and warm after early cloud clears each day. A chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday, with sunshine becoming hazy toward the end of the week. Cooler on coasts.

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