The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.0° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 10AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6380
5650
4903
3943
2870
2456
2045
1764
1462
1240
1131
944
805
792
644
553
534
483
338
357
732
643
546
465
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36AM0.79m
1:40PM0.54m
3:01AM0.78m
1:55PM0.55m
3:28AM0.76m
2:10PM0.55m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.29m
7:59PM0.01m
9:07AM0.32m
8:22PM0.01m
9:26AM0.35m
8:45PM0.02m
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clear
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Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
15
17
18
14
13
12
13
18
21
21
21
18
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
10
13
14
10
10
9
9
14
18
18
18
15
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