The Well Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.61° S 142.87° E

The Well WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Well sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

The Well surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


The Well surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 14 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period, SW swell with 8,627 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 7 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Well this week:

The surf forecast for The Well over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Well in the next 16 days are 5.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Friday (Oct 09) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Wed 7th Oct)11ft (3.5m) 16s
Best Surf 5PM (Sun 11th Oct)13ft (4.0m) 15s
Most Powerful 2AM (Wed 14th Oct)16ft (5.0m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Well over the next 16 days.


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