The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Well sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 10AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Nov)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (16 Nov)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
1
0
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4527
4686
4214
3895
3471
3122
2760
2456
2076
1819
1677
1510
1543
852
1087
1780
1937
2282
2282
2319
2393
2431
2386
2196
2049
1879
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
SE
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
E
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:17AM0.69m
2:24PM0.47m
4:48AM0.64m
2:31PM0.45m
5:19AM0.59m
2:04PM0.42m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.40m
9:12PM0.13m
11:13AM0.42m
9:29PM0.19m
12:33PM0.42m
9:31PM0.26m
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
14
15
14
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
7
12
11
10
9
11
11
12
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