The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.1° 

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 (16 Sep):

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

The current surf forecast for The Well at 3PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
6
0
7
7
5
4
2
3
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9262
9389
9127
8873
8044
7529
6678
5684
4899
3964
3469
3228
3448
3751
3621
3446
3140
2248
2328
5341
5070
4887
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:33PM0.61m
2:51AM0.72m
1:45PM0.61m
3:19AM0.68m
1:54PM0.60m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.28m
8:01PM0.02m
8:36AM0.33m
8:22PM0.02m
8:52AM0.37m
8:44PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
11
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
5
3
2
5
11
12
12
9
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