The Well Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at our patch for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, The Well is our only game in town, and it’s a setup that’s got some serious bark and bite. The water’s sitting at 57°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year – nothing weird going on there.

We’ve got a quiet start. The first day or so is pretty average, with a bit of swell but the wind’s not playing ball, leaving things messy. You’d be wasting your time paddling out Tuesday morning.

The first real standout hits on Wednesday the 2nd. We’ve got a solid 12ft swell rolling in from the SW with a nice 16-second period – that’s proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy is hefty at 6,072. The wind is fresh out of the NW, keeping it cross-off and clean. The Well loves a south swell, so this is lining up. This is big stuff though, over 8ft, so this is experts-only territory. If you’re not comfortable on a serious reef, give this one a miss.

That swell hangs on through Thursday the 3rd, but the wind swings onshore and the size jumps to 18ft. That’s just way too much – the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. We skip past that.

Friday the 4th is a ripper. Swell is still big at 16ft from the SW with a 16-second period, but the wind is light to moderate out of the NNW, giving us clean, cross-off conditions. The combined energy is massive (12,361 in the morning), but it’s manageable for the crew who know what they’re doing. The afternoon drops to 15ft with even lighter NNW wind and energy still over 10,000 – that’s a window for the brave.

Saturday the 5th is a total write-off. Rain and howling onshore winds with 21ft of chaotic swell. Don’t even look at it.

Then we get a nice glass-off moment on Sunday the 6th – morning is clean with a 13ft SW swell and a gentle offshore, but the real gem is the afternoon. The wind goes glassy, just 3 mph from the SW, and the swell is a more user-friendly 10ft. The combined energy is 3,763 – solid but not terrifying. For experienced surfers, this is as good as it gets for a few hours.

Monday the 7th is smaller, around 5-6ft, but clean with a light offshore. A fun size for the experienced crew, but it’s not the standout.

After that, things get messy again. We get a window of clean-ish surf on the 12th with 10ft and cross-off winds, but it’s not setting the world on fire.

The real long-range promise is Sunday the 13th. The morning is dead glassy – zero wind out of the NW – with a 7ft SW swell. The combined energy is 1,867, which is more moderate, but the conditions will be perfect. It is a good call for a fun, clean session without the massive size. Then on Monday the 14th, we get proper offshore wind from the north at 16 mph with a 12ft SW swell and a 16-second period. The combined energy is 5,379. That’s a promising combo but it’s a week and a half out, so keep an eye on it – forecasts can shift.

Overall, the best bets are Wednesday the 2nd for the big, clean groundswell, and Sunday the 6th afternoon for that rare glass. The second week has potential but less certainty, particularly around the 13th and 14th.

Rusty.

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