The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 3AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2025
4209
3819
3238
2954
2726
2624
2620
2378
2243
2374
1977
1583
1253
902
975
2206
1931
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:00AM0.55m
2:03PM0.64m
1:43PM0.68m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.06m
8:54AM0.53m
10:26PM0.06m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
4
3
4
2
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
11
11
12
15
14
12
12
13
10
10
10
11
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
8
7
6
6
10
8
7
7
8
5
4
4
5
8
8
7
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