Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 12PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1279 | 1314 | 1527 | 1856 | 2102 | 2290 | 1953 | 1743 | 1551 | 1288 | 1133 | 1033 | 883 | 783 | 684 | 649 | 551 | 509 | 471 | 471 | 331 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.68m | 11:38PM1.64m | 12:19PM1.75m | 00:41AM1.78m | 1:01PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.47m | 5:39PM0.68m | 5:58AM0.45m | 6:31PM0.49m | 6:52AM0.44m | 7:14PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1279 | 1314 | 1527 | 1856 | 2102 | 2290 | 1953 | 1743 | 1551 | 1288 | 1133 | 1033 | 883 | 783 | 684 | 649 | 551 | 509 | 471 | 471 | 331 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 210 | 224 | 227 | 135 | 90 | 80 | 53 | 139 | 25 | 50 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 67 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
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