The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 12AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 7.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
5
7
6
7
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7950
7991
7754
6619
5747
4875
3848
3444
2902
2633
2634
2804
2770
2702
2702
2736
2668
2668
2453
2477
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
25
NW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13AM0.35m
12:58PM0.56m
00:43AM0.45m
12:48PM0.54m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.31m
5:14AM0.33m
7:38PM0.34m
6:25AM0.29m
6:53PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
13
12
12
10
8
7
8
16
21
22
19
16
15
15
16
21
24
24
21
16
Feels °C
9
7
8
6
5
3
4
12
18
19
16
13
9
9
9
15
19
20
16
11
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