The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Well today?

The current surf forecast for The Well at 6PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121111111110101010991010101010161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)334221351715125292173260441039433934936733525634058058058076710872083199920562027
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
0.51
4:27AM
0.61
6:47PM
0.50
4:18AM
0.59
3:39AM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
0.16
10:34PM
0.37
11:40AM
0.15
10:43PM
0.44
12:08PM
0.16
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------
Sunset----8:54-------8:54-------8:54---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141312111112151515141313131316161615141414
Feels °C (?)99101098889121111111010111113121211101011
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