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The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 29 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
16.8° 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: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (29 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
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)
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131212111111111110101010101212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)620573558626650638688676527517469460451699748918880865711663640640629524
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
E
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
0.69
2:37AM
0.73
2:33AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.06
12:42PM
0.08
2:27PM
0.12
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset----8:45-------8:45-------8:44---
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141618171718181717212120171716161618181716141415
Feels °C (?)101316141416181617212019161614161516151413111110
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