The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 02 May 2026 AEST
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The Well surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Well sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Well today?

The current surf forecast for The Well at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.5m)14s

Table - waves today at The Well. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
2
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.1
W
11
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
4
W
11
4
W
11
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1011
933
933
947
893
885
872
961
1034
1170
1680
1144
1190
1544
1323
1438
1520
1018
643
741
3527
3450
3199
3699
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
30
NE
20
NNE
30
N
20
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:49PM0.75m
11:47PM0.46m
1:13PM0.78m
00:04AM0.47m
1:38PM0.79m
00:23AM0.48m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.12m
7:19PM0.31m
5:57AM0.07m
7:41PM0.32m
6:21AM0.04m
8:02PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:38
5:37
5:37
5:36
1
7
9
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
20
21
23
23
20
21
19
17
14
14
18
17
15
16
14
14
13
14
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
18
18
15
17
14
15
13
11
15
13
11
11
8
9
8
8
10
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
W
12
2
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.1
W
11
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
3
W
11
1.3
SSW
14
1.8
SW
13
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1011
933
933
947
893
885
872
961
1034
1170
1680
1091
1190
1544
1323
1438
1520
1018
643
741
1962
617
1120
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
E
5
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
S
12
0.7
W
8
0.2
ESE
5
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
1.4
SW
14
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
32
11
10
8
8
5
6
5
3
68
3
1144
1073
711
821
744
458
618
2
2
733
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
S
12
0.5
E
5
0.1
S
11
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
10
5
5
3
14
2
3
16
10
9
14
3
3
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
N
3
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
4
W
11
4
W
11
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
9
12
13
15
24
24
14
14
43
5
51
66
1108
1066
3527
3450
3199
3699
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
1
4
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
52
0
52
3
0
0
3
15
3
0
0
2
3
89
86
99
357
298
177
97
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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