Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.37° S 144.28° E

Bells Beach - Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bells Beach - Bowl sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.4° 

Bells Beach - Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 7PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
459
566
631
623
658
961
693
606
614
614
606
529
529
691
685
714
871
883
1145
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:53AM2.07m
3:29PM1.83m
4:37AM1.98m
4:10PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:14PM-0.04m
9:50AM0.60m
9:57PM-0.00m
10:31AM0.67m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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6:54
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6:27
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6:28
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7:29
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1
2
6
9
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
8
8
8
6
8
9
7
7
7
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