Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Well today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Well at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Well. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | SW 17 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 568 | 561 | 538 | 561 | 553 | 567 | 1739 | 1879 | 635 | 2019 | 3034 | 3882 | 1685 | 3601 | 3456 | 3203 | 3594 | 5789 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:55AM0.63m | 2:33PM0.62m | 4:32AM0.59m | 2:33PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.05m | 9:13AM0.37m | 9:30PM0.06m | 9:23AM0.43m | 9:52PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 568 | 561 | 538 | 561 | 553 | 421 | 1537 | 1514 | 634 | 2019 | 3034 | 3299 | 1685 | 3601 | 3456 | 1235 | 1136 | 5789 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 79 | 287 | 278 | 330 | 567 | 400 | 386 | 386 | 469 | — | 221 | 432 | 336 | 591 | — | 1245 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | E 7 | E 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 107 | 8 | 4 | 289 | 395 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 11 | — | WSW 16 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 414 | 724 | 559 | 549 | 533 | 1739 | 1879 | 635 | 1172 | — | 3882 | 739 | — | — | 3203 | 3594 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 87 | 87 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 87 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 72 |
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