The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 1PM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
7
7
7
7
8
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14961
12544
11188
9328
8046
6861
6211
5607
5186
5841
6599
7768
8427
8217
7426
6544
5658
5006
4529
4005
3729
3237
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
0
NE
0
NE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:49PM0.66m
11:43PM0.43m
12:46PM0.64m
00:18AM0.53m
12:50PM0.63m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.22m
7:36PM0.35m
5:46AM0.19m
6:57PM0.30m
6:25AM0.18m
6:52PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
11
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
13
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
11
17
17
16
15
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