The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
15.1° C
1.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 7PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6659
5831
4840
4026
3415
3020
2421
2083
1889
1760
1850
3304
3252
2944
2594
2510
2464
2198
2042
2010
1488
1358
1142
1016
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:33PM0.58m
5:29AM0.50m
3:09PM0.56m
7:50AM0.52m
2:19PM0.57m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.21m
9:46AM0.43m
10:50PM0.16m
9:04AM0.52m
11:17PM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
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5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
12
11
10
9
8
8
13
14
12
10
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
7
6
6
7
6
10
12
10
8
7
6
5
5
9
11
9
5
5
5
5
5
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