The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.9° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 9PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
6
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5254
4717
3967
3466
3236
3023
2651
2474
2060
1780
1427
1188
1011
852
745
638
566
459
452
516
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:52AM0.50m
2:25PM0.72m
1:53AM0.54m
2:40PM0.70m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.36m
7:20AM0.08m
8:40PM0.29m
8:00AM0.14m
9:01PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
12
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
10
10
9
7
6
6
6
9
12
12
11
9
8
7
6
10
12
10
9
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