The Well surf break

The Well surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Well today?

The current surf forecast for The Well at 3AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (04 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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)
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
2.2
W
12
2.2
W
12
1.6
SW
13
2
W
11
2.2
W
11
1.5
SW
13
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1231
1389
1323
834
941
1116
688
1375
1664
1553
3831
3627
3020
2824
2346
2917
4193
3285
3094
2895
2724
2844
2862
3781
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
W
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:04AM0.47m
1:38PM0.79m
00:23AM0.48m
2:05PM0.78m
00:42AM0.49m
2:33PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.32m
6:21AM0.04m
8:02PM0.33m
6:46AM0.03m
8:24PM0.35m
7:12AM0.03m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:37
5:36
5:35
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
8
7
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
10
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.2
W
12
1.6
SW
13
2
W
11
2.2
W
11
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
0.2
E
9
1
W
11
1
SSW
17
3
SW
12
2.4
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
WSW
14
0.6
SW
20
Energy kJ
1151
1389
1323
834
941
1116
688
799
974
1053
1137
7
238
530
2346
2917
4193
3285
3094
2895
2724
2844
2862
309
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.1
E
9
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSW
17
0.1
SW
24
1.5
SSW
16
1.9
SW
9
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
1231
701
701
2
744
683
2
2
2
7
313
22
1108
529
22
76
163
163
162
154
377
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.2
WSW
23
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
10
10
9
2
2
3
2
1
7
22
21
54
8
8
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
2.5
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
1
N
5
1.2
NNW
5
2.5
WNW
10
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
1.8
W
7
1.5
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
12
1952
1132
49
78
1357
1375
1664
1553
3831
3627
3020
2824
295
138
143
3781
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
2
1
1
2
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
3
0
3
0
15
99
357
357
95
97
97
131
72
110
72
41
3
0
0
60
60
87
87
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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