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The Well Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Well surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Well sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Well today?
The current surf forecast for The Well at 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Well. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
941 | 1018 | 688 | 799 | 1809 | 2598 | 2643 | 2498 | 3038 | 2667 | 1108 | 2917 | 3981 | 3110 | 3094 | 2895 | 2886 | 3017 | 2923 | 3597 | 4311 | 5979 | 6066 | 6258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:38PM0.79m | 00:23AM0.48m | 2:05PM0.78m | 00:42AM0.49m | 2:33PM0.76m | 00:59AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.04m | 8:02PM0.33m | 6:46AM0.03m | 8:24PM0.35m | 7:12AM0.03m | 8:47PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | 5:34 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | E 10 | SW 13 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 941 | 1018 | 688 | 799 | 961 | 7 | 1120 | 7 | 313 | 2667 | 519 | 2917 | 3981 | 3110 | 3094 | 2895 | 2886 | 3017 | 2923 | 373 | 241 | 239 | 540 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 744 | 683 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 627 | 1048 | 428 | 22 | 76 | 163 | 163 | 162 | 154 | 377 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SSW 16 | SW 23 | SW 24 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1108 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 87 | 1294 | 1585 | 1809 | 2598 | 2643 | 2498 | 3038 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 69 | — | 115 | 127 | 3597 | 4311 | 5979 | 6066 | 6258 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 99 | 357 | 273 | 357 | 97 | 97 | 131 | 97 | 72 | 72 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 87 | 72 | 131 | 357 | 439 | 587 |
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