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The Well Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 03 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Well today?
The current surf forecast for The Well at 10AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Well. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | |
872 | 961 | 1034 | 1170 | 1285 | 2200 | 1161 | 1269 | 1323 | 821 | 618 | 1116 | 1066 | 812 | 1918 | 3314 | 3320 | 2722 | 3233 | 1269 | 2206 | 3059 | 4433 | 3285 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:47PM0.46m | 1:13PM0.78m | 00:04AM0.47m | 1:38PM0.79m | 00:23AM0.48m | 2:05PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.07m | 7:41PM0.32m | 6:21AM0.04m | 8:02PM0.33m | 6:46AM0.03m | 8:24PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 872 | 961 | 1034 | 1170 | 1285 | 2200 | 1005 | 1269 | 1323 | 1234 | 1479 | 1116 | 1066 | 812 | 974 | 1069 | 7 | 865 | 227 | 1269 | 1261 | 3059 | 4433 | 3285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 12 | E 5 | WNW 9 | SE 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SW 24 | SW 9 | SW 24 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 146 | 5 | 1161 | 701 | 780 | 821 | 618 | 683 | 688 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 634 | 22 | 514 | 22 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | — | S 11 | SE 11 | E 5 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 23 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 54 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | WNW 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 9 | 54 | 226 | — | — | 3 | — | 1960 | 22 | 67 | 43 | 1293 | 1918 | 3314 | 3320 | 2722 | 3233 | 734 | 2206 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 86 | 87 | 357 | 95 | 357 | 296 | 97 | 110 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 20 | 0 |
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