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Bells Beach

3:38 pm 23 Apr 2011

Another hot day at Barwon Heads, 13th Beach-The Beacon

13th Beach-The Beacon

8:12 am 4 Feb 2011

Bells Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.3
Consistency of surf: 3.3
Difficulty level: 4.0
Wind and kite surfing: 4.0
Crowds: 1.7

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  1. Rasta-surfboards---victoria---australia Rasta Surfboards: ‘Barwon Heads: It’s a definite mixed bag this morn at 13th beach with heaps of shifty peaks here and there, as it hasn’t settled down yet still sort of offshore and some good challenging take offs and walls around 2 to 3ft on the sets..me thinks the early bird won’t really score the premium stuff those with time will probably head down later in’ 8:10 PM Feb 14th from 13th Beach-The Beacon, 20 km away
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Bells Beach Surf Forecast / Victoria – Torquay / Australia

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 04 am Thursday 16 Feb 2012

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

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Wave Energy Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.5
SW 		0.5
SW 		0.4
SW 		0.6
SW 		0.5
SW 		0.5
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SW 		0.6
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SW 		0.3
SW 		1.0
S 		0.9
S 		1.0
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Period (s) (?) 11 12 14 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 12 10 11 10 10 5 5 5
Surfscale
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Graph
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Max-energy 63 74 64 120 66 58 54 65 34 23 22 39 29 24 14 50 45 48
Wind
(km/h) 		5 W 20 SW 5 S 10 SSE 15 SSE 10 SSE 5 ESE 20 ESE 25 ENE 10 NE 5 SSW 5 WNW 10 SSW 15 SSW 15 SW 15 SW 20 SSW 10 SSW
Wind State (?) glass cross cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Bells Beach blow from the NW
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m) 		9:37AM
0.94
10:36PM
0.85 		10:22AM
0.92
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0.82 		11:10AM
0.89
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0.79 		12:02PM
0.85
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0.77 		1:00PM
0.80
3:38AM
0.79 		9:05AM
0.44 		2:11PM
0.77 		4:34AM
0.83
Low Tide
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4:11PM
0.06 		4:24AM
0.37
4:56PM
0.07
5:09AM
0.40 		5:43PM
0.10
5:59AM
0.43 		6:35PM
0.14
6:55AM
0.44 		7:36PM
0.18
8:15AM 9:38AM
0.430.43
9:51PM
0.20
 

Note: the tide data above is for Geelong, Australia which is 27 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Bells Beach. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.
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Today's Bells Beach sea temperature is 19.2 °C (Statistics for 16 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 17.5 max: 18.7 min: 16.1 °C)
Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night) Wind will be generally light Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night) Wind will be generally light
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Summary rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds some clouds clear some clouds clear clear some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds cloudy some clouds some clouds
Rain (mm) 2 3 2 - - - - - - - 3 1 - - - - - -
High °C 21 24 19 18 19 17 18 21 19 22 25 19 17 19 18 17 18 17
Low °C 18 22 16 16 19 15 15 21 16 17 21 17 17 19 16 16 18 15
Chill °C (?) 21 24 19 18 19 17 18 21 19 22 25 19 17 19 18 17 18 16
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Sunset - 20:21 - - 20:20 - - 20:19 - - 20:17 - - 20:15 - - 20:15 -
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Information about the Bells Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Bells Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Bells Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bells Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Bells Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Bells Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Bells Beach is 27 km (17 miles) from the city of Geelong. If you plan a holiday in Torquay, look for hotels and other accommodation in Geelong. Geelong has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.