The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 01 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Well today?

The current surf forecast for The Well at 1AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
W
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1735
1570
1327
1200
1011
933
933
947
804
828
961
961
1034
1187
1354
3275
2846
1367
1184
919
828
1046
1193
932
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:29PM0.46m
12:49PM0.75m
11:47PM0.46m
1:13PM0.78m
00:04AM0.47m
1:38PM0.79m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.32m
5:36AM0.12m
7:19PM0.31m
5:57AM0.07m
7:41PM0.32m
6:21AM0.04m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
mod rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:38
5:37
5:37
6
4
10
1
1
Temp °C
25
23
21
20
20
21
24
23
19
21
16
16
14
15
18
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
21
19
16
15
15
16
19
18
15
17
13
15
11
12
14
13
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
W
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.2
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
Energy kJ
1735
1570
1327
1200
1011
933
933
947
804
828
961
961
1034
1187
1354
3275
2846
1367
1184
850
828
1046
1193
932
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
1.8
SW
14
0.2
ESE
11
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
30
32
32
11
10
11
8
2
6
5
15
94
1179
12
1077
846
701
919
755
618
744
639
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.1
S
12
0.4
NW
4
0.2
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
11
3
4
2
15
9
10
6
6
2
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
10
5
7
9
11
10
16
21
15
7
8
7
6
20
32
49
39
6
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
3
3
20
72
3
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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