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The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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 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: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
1
0
0
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
E
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
1
SW
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)88889999814141414141488813778812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55552070077182676654512721018668659573549557500936785629336440395302242216
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
0.74
2:35AM
0.77
12:38PM
0.35
2:54AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.17
6:20PM
0.13
10:17AM
0.34
7:03PM
0.10
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------
Sunset----8:52-------8:52-------8:52---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171920211917161616212323211817161824252522191715
Feels °C (?)121415161412121313181817171415141521212018161513
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