The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Well sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.8° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 4AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (09 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (09 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1627
1521
1355
1037
866
650
638
579
589
544
563
710
1068
1480
1880
2028
1776
1752
1728
1728
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:10AM0.71m
11:56AM0.43m
1:34AM0.77m
12:19PM0.44m
1:59AM0.79m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.16m
7:50AM0.34m
6:10PM0.10m
8:12AM0.33m
6:35PM0.06m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
11
10
9
8
9
16
18
19
18
16
14
13
15
22
23
19
17
15
14
13
Feels °C
5
6
6
4
6
13
15
14
14
12
10
10
11
19
20
16
14
12
11
9
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