Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Well today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Well at 5AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Well. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2670 | 2490 | 2322 | 2050 | 1970 | 2761 | 3137 | 3252 | 3369 | 2684 | 2612 | 2061 | 1785 | 1512 | 1604 | 1651 | 1412 | 1178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:04AM0.63m | 2:02PM0.67m | 2:43AM0.65m | 2:14PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.17m | 8:00AM0.19m | 8:22PM0.11m | 8:28AM0.25m | 8:45PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2670 | 2490 | 2322 | 2050 | 1970 | 2761 | 3137 | 3252 | 3369 | 2684 | 2612 | 2061 | 1785 | 1512 | 1604 | 1651 | 1412 | 1178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 418 | 347 | 288 | 102 | 152 | 121 | 86 | 108 | 57 | 24 | 16 | 258 | 473 | 452 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | SW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | S 10 | ESE 6 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | — | 121 | 56 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 21 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 11 | SE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 153 | 25 | 53 | 47 | 54 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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