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The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 18 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
16.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Well today?

The current surf forecast for The Well at 4AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
3
4
0
1
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
2.5
ESE
1.1
SW
1.9
ESE
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
ESE
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414813813131371212121224222120191818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5495575008473984603363262343272232162162122715128981180198523222782448940843343
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
NE
10
E
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
0.77
12:38PM
0.35
2:54AM
0.79
1:27PM
0.40
3:12AM
0.79
2:06PM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
0.34
7:03PM
0.10
9:58AM
0.34
7:40PM
0.08
9:56AM
0.32
Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:26---
Sunset8:52-------8:52-------8:52-------
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211716161824212021201816172021211816151516181817
Feels °C (?)171413141822191718201614151717171513131315161514
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