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Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today?
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 7PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 875 | 772 | 760 | 601 | 496 | 390 | 330 | 289 | 227 | 181 | 233 | 626 | 759 | 1591 | 2956 | 889 | 776 | 1667 | 2436 | 2013 | 857 | 487 | 415 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
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