The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 11PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 8.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
6
8
8
7
6
5
5
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12001
11185
9925
7787
6254
5070
3968
3150
2857
2626
2426
2126
2005
1783
1708
1589
1346
1223
1034
824
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
W
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:22PM0.63m
00:36AM0.35m
12:22PM0.64m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.24m
8:12PM0.29m
4:52AM0.29m
7:21PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
9
8
8
11
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
17
22
19
18
19
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
9
10
11
12
11
9
10
9
14
19
17
17
16
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