Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
8
7
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131314141414141413131312121212111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)427745815246565098165084456139603471302834772735271017101041123510701227496419333274223456
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
1.65
5:01AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
0.89
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset-------6:00-------5:59-------5:57
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--------1----------
Temp. °C131211111213141413131314141617171514141515151818
Feels °C (?)6555667778910111112111212121213121515
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