The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
4
4
3
5
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
7
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
4
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3161
2591
2207
2015
2834
3757
3357
3109
2155
2094
2414
2665
3380
4469
4129
6281
8354
8472
8220
7848
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
5
NW
15
N
20
N
20
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NW
40
W
35
WNW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:55PM0.59m
4:22AM0.56m
1:43PM0.58m
5:17AM0.50m
1:13PM0.59m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.09m
8:51AM0.46m
9:19PM0.13m
7:38AM0.49m
9:26PM0.19m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
15
14
17
21
23
17
15
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
12
15
13
10
9
10
13
15
9
8
6
3
2
3
4
5
5
6
7
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