The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 8PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
740
773
711
1413
1898
2460
2650
2178
2067
1793
1651
1483
1381
836
694
734
784
2144
1974
2469
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:54PM0.67m
3:38AM0.57m
3:07PM0.65m
4:30AM0.56m
3:15PM0.62m
Low Tide
9:27PM0.16m
9:08AM0.29m
9:54PM0.12m
9:35AM0.37m
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cloud
cloud
rain showers
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
10
11
8
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
5
3
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