The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 2PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
2
3
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3918
3561
3513
3093
3281
3281
3326
3565
3517
3066
3143
2967
3060
2725
2883
1553
3413
3315
3148
3268
3083
2534
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:35PM0.51m
1:03AM0.59m
12:40PM0.48m
1:19AM0.68m
12:41PM0.45m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.32m
6:37PM0.27m
7:20AM0.29m
6:29PM0.22m
7:51AM0.28m
6:32PM0.15m
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:31
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6:28
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6:28
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7:54
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7:55
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7:57
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1
4
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
13
15
16
15
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
13
14
13
12
11
9
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
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