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Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | |
68 | 77 | 339 | 327 | 304 | 299 | 246 | 231 | 146 | 141 | 139 | 103 | 77 | 70 | 63 | 111 | 109 | 266 | 413 | 357 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:07PM2.10m | 3:46AM1.81m | 4:52PM1.98m | 4:35AM1.73m | 5:40PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM-0.08m | 10:07PM0.59m | 10:12AM0.04m | 10:53PM0.64m | 11:01AM0.21m | 11:45PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | 5:40 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 68 | 63 | 339 | 327 | 304 | 299 | 246 | 231 | 146 | 141 | 139 | 103 | 77 | 40 | 63 | 111 | 109 | 266 | 413 | 357 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SW 17 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 3 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 77 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 70 | 36 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 12 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | ESE 10 | E 3 | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 35 | — | 21 | 20 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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