The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 1AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
4
3
3
2
0
0
2
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1888
2004
2171
2020
1831
1637
2418
2722
3026
3298
3253
3253
2936
2855
2785
2785
2747
2708
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:44AM0.76m
1:02PM0.58m
3:16AM0.71m
1:09PM0.61m
Low Tide
7:32PM-0.03m
8:30AM0.40m
7:56PM-0.04m
8:39AM0.45m
8:22PM-0.02m
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clear
clear
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light rain
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light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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