The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Well sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 4PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jun)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (20 Jun)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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)
0
0
0
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3749
2728
2295
4775
3933
3338
3385
3183
2948
2786
2430
2345
2200
2032
1804
1942
2173
2173
2055
1941
1776
1752
1875
2161
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:09PM0.70m
2:14AM0.50m
3:29PM0.66m
3:23AM0.49m
3:46PM0.63m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.07m
9:24PM0.34m
8:32AM0.15m
9:57PM0.28m
9:09AM0.25m
10:34PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:46
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
12
12
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
5
7
7
7
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
6
5
8
8
7
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
1764
2175
2295
4775
3933
3338
3385
3183
2948
2786
2430
2345
2200
2032
1804
1942
2173
2173
2055
1941
1776
1752
1875
2161
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1613
6
3
3
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
1.8
SSE
9
0.5
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.7
NW
4
1.3
WNW
6
Energy kJ
3749
2728
516
6
21
45
69
17
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
6
5
5
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
300
418
418
418
315
197
159
116
110
110
110
110
15
0
0
0
0
0
3
60
41
41
41
41
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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