The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.7° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 12PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (13 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
2
WSW
7
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2919
2562
2278
2298
2102
1932
1589
1343
1094
1004
790
651
577
444
369
316
405
1938
4586
6122
6836
7940
8401
8498
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:51AM0.62m
12:57PM0.62m
1:23AM0.69m
1:08PM0.62m
1:53AM0.73m
1:20PM0.61m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.19m
7:02PM0.15m
7:27AM0.21m
7:19PM0.08m
7:53AM0.24m
7:39PM0.04m
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
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6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
21
21
18
16
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
15
17
17
14
11
9
11
10
10
9
10
7
6
4
4
2
3
2
3
3
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