Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 355 | 297 | 293 | 200 | 192 | 144 | 111 | 208 | 254 | 815 | 945 | 1037 | 1026 | 881 | 861 | 822 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.75m | 7:02AM1.74m | 6:09PM1.69m | 8:12AM1.69m | 7:06PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.13m | 12:38PM0.93m | 1:07AM0.16m | 1:45PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 427 | 355 | 297 | 293 | 200 | 192 | 144 | 111 | 208 | 254 | 815 | 945 | 1037 | 1026 | 881 | 861 | 822 | 651 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | E 5 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 21 | ESE 6 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 5 | 76 | 43 | 117 | 6 | 401 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 33 | 17 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | S 13 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 4 | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 29 | — | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 36 | 34 | 51 | 46 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 54 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 329 | 6 |
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