Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 8PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 672 | 612 | 586 | 479 | 406 | 347 | 347 | 290 | 249 | 202 | 199 | 190 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 93 | 90 | 127 | 160 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.30m | 9:27AM1.42m | 8:53PM1.28m | 10:37AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.70m | 3:38PM1.03m | 3:36AM0.73m | 4:51PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 672 | 612 | 586 | 479 | 406 | 347 | 347 | 290 | 249 | 202 | 199 | 190 | 124 | 122 | 122 | 93 | 90 | 127 | 160 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 11 | 0 |
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