Bells Beach – Bowl Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Torquay, Australia)

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Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Guide

Bells Beach - Bowl in Torquay is an exposed reef and point break that has consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. It's sometimes crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Bells Beach - Bowl Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	4	consistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bells Beach - Bowl:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bells Beach - Bowl occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bells Beach - Bowl (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bells Beach - Bowl with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 60% of the time in July while 29% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 11% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

60%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

29%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

11%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bells Beach - Bowl Location Map

Interactive Bells Beach - Bowl surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Bells Beach - Bowl is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 40 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bells Beach - Bowl is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 84 km (52 miles) away.

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Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 07:52 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	12	12	14	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

What does Bells Beach - Bowl look like?

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Tides at Bells Beach - Bowl

Current tide and informaton

For Bancoora, 13 km from Bells Beach - Bowl.

Next High Water: 03:32pm | 1.91m

Next Low Water: 08:49am | 0.26m

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Bells Beach - Bowl Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.8 °C) at Bells Beach - Bowl is quite cool. You will need a quality spring wetsuit, and maybe neoprene hood because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of just (9.0 °C). Gloves are a good idea, neoprene boots optional.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood and gloves.