The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

Issued: 9 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 2PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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)
0
1
3
2
3
6
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0
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0
0
0
2
2
3
6
7
7
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
5
W
14
7
W
17
7
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
6
WSW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
WSW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
2120
2277
2100
3184
8183
28724
24650
24136
21743
19903
16279
12744
11407
8323
6366
5481
4906
4378
4646
5968
8152
9988
12110
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:09PM0.77m
00:34AM0.42m
2:33PM0.76m
1:19AM0.44m
2:55PM0.75m
2:02AM0.45m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.08m
9:02PM0.36m
6:59AM0.09m
9:16PM0.34m
7:33AM0.10m
9:33PM0.32m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
5
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
9
9
8
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
2
1
0
2
4
3
4
5
5
6
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
15
2
WSW
19
6
WSW
17
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
4.5
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
694
673
609
411
614
2747
20759
12744
10024
8323
5481
4906
4378
4646
5968
8152
9988
12110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
WSW
20
Energy kJ
96
302
264
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
Energy kJ
84
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
5
W
14
7
W
17
7
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
6
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
1202
2120
2277
2100
3184
8183
28724
24650
24136
21743
19903
16279
11407
7543
6366
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
1
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
1
4
7
9
Distance (km)
595
620
357
136
620
620
620
412
613
412
595
660
110
72
110
110
116
116
116
116
439
131
318
318
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Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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