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Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
15.9° C
(Which is 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 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 160 | 143 | 114 | 86 | 96 | 78 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 76 | 66 | 66 | 149 | 208 | 149 | 140 | 138 | 131 | 127 | 121 | 128 | 133 | 101 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:57AM 1.42 | 11:13PM 1.57 | 9:55AM 1.36 | 12:11AM 1.64 | 10:58AM 1.34 | 1:01AM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:56PM 0.49 | 5:03AM 1.06 | 4:51PM 0.47 | 6:13AM 1.03 | 5:44PM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
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