The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Well sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.8° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 2PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)18s
Afternoon (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2125
5302
4645
4764
4949
5076
4645
4243
3918
3561
3513
3231
3281
3326
3326
3720
3236
3326
2883
2554
3289
1895
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:26PM0.54m
00:58AM0.50m
12:35PM0.51m
1:03AM0.59m
12:40PM0.48m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.36m
6:58PM0.30m
6:46AM0.32m
6:37PM0.27m
7:20AM0.29m
6:29PM0.22m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:53
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7:54
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3
4
3
8
2
2
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1
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Temp °C
21
26
26
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
17
15
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
16
22
22
14
15
13
12
11
11
13
14
10
7
7
7
9
10
10
7
7
6
5
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