The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 1AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Evening (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
947
947
1115
1273
1325
1380
969
1445
2423
4852
5662
6726
5938
5254
4688
4433
4185
3466
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:16AM0.50m
12:35PM0.62m
00:33AM0.58m
12:41PM0.60m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.29m
6:08AM0.22m
6:43PM0.25m
6:38AM0.21m
6:40PM0.20m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
Feels °C
11
11
9
8
8
7
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
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