The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 2AM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)18ft (5.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)20ft (6.0m)13s
Evening (12 Jul)20ft (6.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
10
3.5
W
10
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
6
WSW
12
6
WSW
12
6
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
15
6.5
WSW
15
6.5
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
7
WSW
15
6.5
SW
15
6.5
SW
15
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1814
2900
5282
7538
8689
10139
10884
11003
10770
11206
11883
13958
16542
18229
20638
22056
22147
20324
18088
16676
15170
13338
11824
10417
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
45
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:56PM0.70m
1:07PM0.75m
1:24PM0.78m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.10m
1:18AM0.08m
3:05AM0.07m
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7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
4
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
3
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
6
4
4
5
6
6
8
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