The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Well today?

The current surf forecast for The Well at 1PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2238
1991
1785
1610
1633
1704
1889
1889
1863
1838
1945
1811
1735
1570
1327
1200
1127
1011
933
947
893
816
947
872
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NNE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
off
High Tide
12:04PM0.63m
11:11PM0.46m
12:26PM0.70m
11:29PM0.46m
12:49PM0.75m
11:47PM0.46m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.23m
6:27PM0.33m
5:17AM0.17m
6:55PM0.32m
5:36AM0.12m
7:19PM0.31m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:09
7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:42
5:39
5:38
5:37
1
2
Temp °C
19
20
24
25
23
21
20
19
17
20
26
26
24
22
21
20
20
21
24
24
24
23
19
17
14
15
19
21
19
16
14
14
11
15
21
22
20
18
17
15
15
15
19
19
20
20
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
2238
1991
1785
1610
1633
1704
1889
1889
1863
1838
1945
1811
1735
1570
1327
1200
1127
1011
933
947
893
816
947
872
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
E
4
0.3
WNW
7
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
4
68
33
21
11
10
1
10
9
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
18
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.3
ENE
2
Energy kJ
6
8
6
7
9
5
9
8
8
9
12
3
6
9
11
12
15
19
14
14
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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