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The Well Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 29 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Well surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Well sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Well today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Well at 6AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Well. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | |
261 | 400 | 250 | 208 | 194 | 213 | 388 | 1482 | 1282 | 1664 | 1984 | 2432 | 2723 | 3138 | 4535 | 5492 | 5002 | 4553 | 3904 | 3313 | 2860 | 2296 | 1715 | 1350 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:48PM0.39m | 12:14PM0.71m | 9:55PM0.39m | 12:40PM0.75m | 10:38PM0.40m | 1:07PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.39m | 4:11AM0.15m | 7:38PM0.38m | 4:44AM0.12m | 7:50PM0.37m | 5:18AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 261 | 400 | 250 | 208 | 193 | 184 | 116 | 29 | 44 | 38 | 39 | 8 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 4553 | 3904 | 3313 | 2860 | 2296 | 1715 | 1350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | S 6 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | 130 | 6 | 98 | 70 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 82 | 137 | 194 | 213 | 388 | 1482 | 1282 | 1664 | 1984 | 2432 | 2723 | 3138 | 4535 | 5492 | 5002 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 17 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 41 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 72 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 72 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 131 | 110 | 72 | 72 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 267 |
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