The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (05 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
0.8
SW
20
1.6
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
2
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1290
1481
582
538
882
1760
1616
1135
1006
905
700
582
1014
989
976
2008
1436
1068
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:24AM0.58m
2:45PM0.61m
4:03AM0.59m
2:38PM0.60m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.16m
9:00AM0.29m
9:22PM0.13m
9:19AM0.38m
9:38PM0.09m
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
8
7
9
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
6
6
8
8
8
9
8
6
4
3
4
7
7
7
7
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