Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Bells Beach - Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bells Beach - Bowl sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 4AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)13121216151414131313131312121212121212126151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196184181362632691672525394394382277264212212172169142110871242622511332
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
0
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
20
SSW
15
S
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
SW
5
E
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
1.88
4:38PM
2.13
4:19AM
1.89
5:21PM
2.07
4:57AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
0.48
10:03AM
-0.06
10:38PM
0.52
10:44AM
-0.07
11:17PM
0.59
11:27AM
-0.01
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:28-------7:28-------7:30---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:27-------7:25
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------11-1---1-1
Temp. °C181919222122211820202019182121221918171615141413
Feels °C (?)172020211920211820211918172122221918161211875
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