Cley next the Sea commands the horizon where the firm earth yields to the salt-heavy breath of the North Sea. It lies 3.7 miles north-north-west of Holt (from Holt: bearing 329°T, OS grid TG 045 437), and is situated north-east of Wiveton village. Flint-walled cottages gather along the high street, their dark, knapped surfaces catching a light that seems to clarify the very air. To the north, the expansive Fresh Marshes stretch toward the tide, a vast theater of shifting reeds where the grey water meets a pale, expansive sky. A traveller walking toward the coast might glimpse the silhouette of Howe Hill, a silent witness to the centuries of maritime trade that once enriched this port. The tower of St Margaret’s Church rises above the rooftops, a formidable stone anchor for a place that has seen the sea retreat and leave behind a quiet, reclaimed richness. Life here moves with the cycle of the tides, drawing a singular, bracing vitality from the winds that scour the coastline. Cley next the Sea remains a place of sharp edges and deep horizons, where the land holds onto its past with the tenacity of sea-thrift clinging to a dune.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cley next the Sea includes coordinates 52.952124, 1.043079, in the county of Norfolk, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Cley next the Sea is available on the Cley next the Sea map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Norfolk weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.