Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Well today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Well at 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Well. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 465 | 355 | 314 | 268 | 232 | 161 | 127 | 161 | 153 | 258 | 251 | 241 | 261 | 332 | 301 | 373 | 731 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:55AM0.71m | 2:21PM0.55m | 4:23AM0.66m | 2:25PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.02m | 9:44AM0.38m | 9:07PM0.06m | 10:00AM0.42m | 9:27PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 488 | 465 | 355 | 314 | 268 | 232 | 161 | 108 | 112 | 153 | 258 | 251 | 241 | 261 | 332 | 301 | 373 | 731 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | W 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 95 | 127 | 161 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 68 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 7 | — | — | SW 12 | SE 4 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 3 | — | E 7 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 4 | 53 | 51 | 81 | 109 | 102 | 1 | — | — | 71 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 74 | 52 | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 14 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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