The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (05 May)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2943
2711
2078
2917
3806
3110
3094
2895
2886
2971
3091
3916
5203
6483
6391
7411
7637
7929
6846
5547
11393
9044
9035
9609
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:05PM0.78m
00:42AM0.49m
2:33PM0.76m
00:59AM0.50m
3:04PM0.72m
1:13AM0.49m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.03m
8:24PM0.35m
7:12AM0.03m
8:47PM0.37m
7:38AM0.05m
9:15PM0.40m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
1
1
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
13
11
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
8
9
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
8
4
1
0
1
1
3
3
4
4
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
17
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
0.7
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
5
SW
15
Energy kJ
313
2711
2078
2917
3806
3110
3094
2895
2886
2971
3091
373
241
236
540
534
528
197
2326
3269
11393
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.8
SW
8
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
Energy kJ
627
1108
428
22
76
163
163
162
154
377
384
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
24
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
22
22
21
22
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
1.9
W
7
1.6
WSW
8
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
2943
351
300
3916
5203
6483
6391
7411
7637
7929
6846
5547
10165
9044
9035
9609
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
2
5
7
1
Distance (km)
72
72
72
72
3
0
15
60
60
60
87
72
357
455
312
312
611
618
604
604
595
116
131
587
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
7
5
5
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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