The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Well at 12AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
6
6
5
5
5
3
4
5
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5648
5827
5590
4991
4493
4228
3736
3677
3574
3919
4522
2111
1956
1665
2295
2471
3554
3395
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:39AM0.50m
2:26PM0.72m
2:14AM0.54m
2:38PM0.69m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.28m
7:37AM0.13m
8:48PM0.24m
8:07AM0.17m
8:59PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
5
2
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
8
7
9
14
15
13
11
8
9
10
11
12
11
9
10
Feels °C
9
7
4
3
2
3
8
9
7
4
2
3
4
5
6
5
4
5
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