The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.6° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (13 Nov)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (13 Nov)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1149
1052
980
892
798
798
699
711
699
699
913
855
1856
2259
2633
2199
3053
3445
3624
3390
3467
2185
2326
4310
4249
4463
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:51AM0.79m
1:25PM0.49m
3:19AM0.76m
1:47PM0.49m
3:47AM0.73m
2:07PM0.49m
4:17AM0.69m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.36m
7:56PM0.02m
9:35AM0.37m
8:23PM0.04m
10:00AM0.39m
8:49PM0.08m
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6:07
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6:07
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6:05
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8:16
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8:17
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8:19
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8:20
 mm
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3
3
4
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
12
13
11
9
8
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
4
5
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