The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
13.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at The Well today?

The current surf forecast for The Well at 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 Sep)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)16ft (5.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
0
6
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
7
6
4
3
2
2
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
2.2
W
3
W
3.5
W
4
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)13912111112131414151514141414141313121212111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10501534282934904368648886409977111761472913325116791072391778180618950913684287621801823147417712214
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
10
W
10
NW
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
0.58
1:48PM
0.65
6:20AM
0.50
1:37PM
0.64
1:07PM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
0.50
9:40PM
0.06
7:15AM
0.50
10:07PM
0.14
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise--6:28-------6:26-------6:24-----
Sunset-----6:17-------6:19-------6:20--
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2---111-1211------------
Temp. °C1312111213121199101011121211108771317171312
Feels °C (?)8755655321235676422710111210
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Far West

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at The Well (moderate winds from the NNW at Warrnambool Airport Ndb 51 km from The Well). A 3.1m groundswell from the W is too big for here

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