The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 2AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 PM
12 AM
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
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
5
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
6
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4772
5021
4808
4382
4327
4136
4272
3778
3557
3745
3415
3020
2839
8040
9681
10002
9433
9012
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:31AM0.56m
2:18PM0.62m
2:06PM0.60m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.03m
9:21AM0.50m
10:15PM0.11m
7:32AM0.49m
10:32PM0.21m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
11
14
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11
11
10
11
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12
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12
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
6
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11
10
9
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5
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8
5
5
5
7
7
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