The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.5° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 9AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4655
6309
7265
7582
7074
6395
5601
5024
4631
4197
3869
3289
3060
2764
2193
1961
1682
1430
1210
1109
946
851
656
1550
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
NW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34AM0.83m
12:49PM0.48m
3:03AM0.82m
1:04PM0.52m
3:34AM0.78m
1:24PM0.56m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.37m
7:31PM-0.05m
9:13AM0.41m
8:00PM-0.07m
9:26AM0.44m
8:32PM-0.05m
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
18
21
23
22
20
19
18
16
17
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15
14
15
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
8
8
16
19
21
20
17
17
15
14
14
13
10
9
12
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