Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 7AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 795 | 834 | 1027 | 1225 | 2875 | 1456 | 6473 | 6705 | 2270 | 2413 | 2413 | 2444 | 2413 | 2383 | 2233 | 2410 | 2594 | 2291 | 2066 | 2066 | 1799 | 1753 | 1907 | 1956 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.72m | 9:59PM1.54m | 11:54AM1.79m | 11:28PM1.60m | 12:46PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.25m | 4:42PM0.98m | 4:51AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.82m | 6:01AM0.25m | 6:53PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 795 | 834 | 1027 | 1225 | 1438 | 1456 | 1586 | 1994 | 2270 | 2413 | 2413 | 2444 | 2413 | 2383 | 2233 | 2410 | 2594 | 2291 | 2066 | 2066 | 1799 | 1753 | 1907 | 1956 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | SW 20 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | — | SSW 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 51 | 91 | 79 | — | 138 | 45 | — | — | — | 74 | 45 | — | — | 43 | 76 | 165 | 224 | 76 | — | 82 | — | 122 | 76 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 16 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2875 | — | 6473 | 6705 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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