The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Well today?

The current surf forecast for The Well at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3536
3536
3009
2595
2103
1991
1785
1735
1633
1704
1889
1889
1863
1838
1945
1811
1735
1451
1299
1099
1127
1011
933
792
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:52PM0.46m
12:04PM0.63m
11:11PM0.46m
12:26PM0.70m
11:29PM0.46m
12:49PM0.75m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.35m
5:03AM0.23m
6:27PM0.33m
5:17AM0.17m
6:55PM0.32m
5:36AM0.12m
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:09
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5:42
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
21
19
19
19
19
20
24
26
23
21
20
19
17
20
26
26
24
22
22
21
20
21
23
24
18
16
16
15
14
15
19
22
19
16
15
14
11
15
21
22
20
18
17
16
15
16
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
3536
3536
3009
2595
2103
1991
1785
1735
1633
1704
1889
1889
1863
1838
1945
1811
1735
1451
1299
1099
1127
1011
933
792
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
WNW
8
Energy kJ
3
3
4
21
21
29
18
10
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
Energy kJ
5
6
8
6
11
9
5
9
8
8
9
15
3
6
7
11
16
16
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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