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The Well Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Well surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Well sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Well today?
The current surf forecast for The Well at 10PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Well. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | |
933 | 947 | 893 | 885 | 872 | 961 | 1034 | 1170 | 1680 | 2409 | 1330 | 1519 | 821 | 821 | 1304 | 1018 | 840 | 710 | 2458 | 3604 | 3104 | 3158 | 3052 | 2839 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:47PM0.46m | 1:13PM0.78m | 00:04AM0.47m | 1:38PM0.79m | 00:23AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.31m | 5:57AM0.07m | 7:41PM0.32m | 6:21AM0.04m | 8:02PM0.33m | 6:46AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 933 | 947 | 893 | 885 | 872 | 961 | 1034 | 1170 | 1680 | 2409 | 1330 | 1519 | 1165 | 1256 | 1304 | 1018 | 840 | 710 | 796 | 1120 | 7 | 7 | 229 | 524 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | E 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | E 5 | WNW 7 | NE 4 | WNW 5 | E 5 | ESE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 24 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 933 | 690 | 821 | 821 | 471 | 683 | 688 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | E 5 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | W 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 31 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 1960 | 45 | 55 | 43 | 1202 | 2458 | 3604 | 3104 | 3158 | 3052 | 2839 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 52 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 86 | 87 | 357 | 298 | 296 | 298 | 110 | 72 |
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