The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 7AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
4
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3067
2212
1906
2172
1982
1952
1819
1583
1429
550
446
722
743
850
961
2060
2334
2460
2703
6256
5651
4579
4213
3921
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:58PM0.28m
12:58PM0.70m
11:54PM0.34m
1:06PM0.72m
00:15AM0.41m
1:15PM0.72m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.28m
4:28AM0.24m
8:43PM0.31m
5:26AM0.20m
8:03PM0.31m
6:04AM0.16m
7:47PM0.29m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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light rain
part cloud
clear
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7:01
6:58
6:58
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6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
13
14
12
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
9
11
10
10
7
7
7
10
10
10
9
8
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