The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.1° 

The Well surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Well today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (11 Oct)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (11 Oct)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
5
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
4
5
5
0
0
0
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2376
1433
2523
2324
2843
6401
7547
9162
8592
8159
7540
5433
6931
7081
6863
6895
7128
6138
6239
5934
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
WSW
15
W
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:19AM0.65m
12:58PM0.53m
1:44AM0.72m
1:10PM0.53m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.22m
7:33AM0.26m
6:59PM0.14m
8:00AM0.26m
7:16PM0.08m
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
15
14
13
11
11
11
18
22
24
23
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
8
9
8
14
17
20
20
13
11
9
9
7
6
6
5
4
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