The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 12PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (14 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10010
9685
8975
8947
9472
8938
7950
7331
6834
6675
6432
6116
5305
4823
4310
3544
3171
3171
2862
2708
2822
2356
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
0
E
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:31PM0.71m
00:36AM0.51m
1:39PM0.70m
1:23AM0.58m
1:50PM0.68m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.11m
7:49PM0.33m
6:51AM0.12m
7:49PM0.25m
7:27AM0.15m
8:03PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
10
9
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