The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Well today?

The current surf forecast for The Well at 4PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141515151414141313131313121212121212121212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32854994591253305338473547924623427140233732326729722577218317211341106589915651794129115042143
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
0.53
2:36AM
0.37
12:30PM
0.52
12:49AM
0.46
12:28PM
0.52
12:54AM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
0.32
5:11AM
0.37
7:12PM
0.33
6:23AM
0.32
6:40PM
0.28
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:37-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:47-------7:49----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121313131212111211121314151416181923221614131211
Feels °C (?)7888776778101212101011111516121011109
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Far West

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at The Well (moderate winds from the WSW at Warrnambool Airport Ndb 51 km from The Well). A 3.0m groundswell from the SW

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