Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 8AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 76 | 76 | 106 | 157 | 145 | 224 | 242 | 161 | 227 | 215 | 212 | 174 | 167 | 153 | 151 | 114 | 98 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.85m | 4:47PM1.59m | 5:46AM1.75m | 5:19PM1.52m | 6:24AM1.66m | 5:55PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.72m | 11:07PM0.35m | 11:46AM0.79m | 11:41PM0.45m | 12:25PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 14 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 76 | 8 | 7 | 157 | 145 | 224 | 242 | 161 | 227 | 215 | 212 | 174 | 167 | 153 | 151 | 114 | 98 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | SW 14 | ESE 4 | E 7 | SW 13 | SE 16 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 76 | 106 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 85 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | E 6 | WSW 11 | E 6 | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | S 15 | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
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