The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.1°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 8AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
2.5
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
18
2
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5.5
SW
19
6
SW
18
6
SW
18
6
SW
17
6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1780
1875
1000
835
943
834
2108
2427
1954
1969
2112
2366
5389
4959
4808
6573
8994
11009
11527
22646
21235
21840
22143
21437
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:29PM0.68m
1:14PM0.68m
12:58PM0.68m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.12m
10:55PM0.21m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
7
6
8
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
Feels °C
7
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
4
3
5
7
6
6
5
3
2
2
2
4
3
5
5
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