The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

Issued: 9 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
15.1° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 4PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)16ft (5.0m)17s
Afternoon (05 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (05 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
7
8
7
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
17
5
SSW
17
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14840
14005
12190
9939
8748
7239
6268
4313
3582
2907
2412
1969
1590
1288
1021
1214
2813
2140
2241
2266
1967
2390
2294
1967
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:15PM0.72m
2:45AM0.46m
3:31PM0.67m
3:31AM0.47m
3:39PM0.62m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.14m
9:51PM0.29m
8:35AM0.19m
10:08PM0.27m
9:04AM0.26m
10:21PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
9
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
9
11
9
10
9
8
8
9
10
9
10
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
17
5
SSW
17
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
14840
14005
12190
9939
8748
7239
6268
4313
3582
2907
2412
1969
1590
1288
1021
1214
2813
2140
2241
2266
1967
2390
2294
1967
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.8
S
10
1
SW
18
0.3
ESE
5
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.1
W
26
0.6
S
8
0.4
SW
23
0.8
SW
22
1.6
SW
19
Energy kJ
44
32
23
15
14
6
123
602
5
85
54
13
51
193
653
1956
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
21
0.7
SW
19
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
SW
24
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
67
354
3
8
89
41
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
21
42
90
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
9
9
8
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
297
197
296
232
296
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
132
15
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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