The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 4AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
0
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
3
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
WSW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
2.5
SW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3929
5605
5025
4257
3430
3023
2967
2412
4818
5671
3624
6591
7680
7570
7073
9571
9076
10084
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:25PM0.74m
1:24PM0.74m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.12m
3:31AM0.14m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
9
11
13
13
12
10
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
6
4
6
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
4
6
5
6
6
7
7
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