The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 6PM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 5.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)18ft (5.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Jul)18ft (5.5m)15s
Evening (14 Jul)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
!
6
6
6
5
3
2
2
3
3
5
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15414
14481
13995
12300
12275
9433
7956
7176
6612
5754
4974
4697
4565
4950
5651
5728
5872
5953
6116
5816
5369
4682
4292
4223
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:24PM0.78m
1:40PM0.78m
1:56PM0.77m
11:30PM0.45m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.05m
5:42AM0.03m
8:47PM0.42m
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
5
6
6
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
7
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