The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 7AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 7.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6997
6441
4565
4201
5676
5649
4896
4357
3344
3094
2598
2253
2035
1749
1697
1645
1671
1834
2094
2180
2114
2121
2837
3468
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:46PM0.61m
1:10PM0.64m
12:57PM0.67m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.13m
10:32PM0.17m
10:47PM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
9
13
14
13
14
14
14
12
13
15
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
4
5
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
10
12
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
7
6
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