The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.8° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 9PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8129
8924
10700
12393
13986
14815
14699
12962
10909
10124
9083
8319
7684
6369
6072
5403
4635
3859
3275
3194
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:13PM0.60m
6:55AM0.52m
2:51PM0.58m
1:48PM0.60m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.12m
9:42AM0.50m
11:20PM0.14m
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
7
9
7
8
8
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