Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 9AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 415 | 620 | 1065 | 1194 | 1135 | 1154 | 1155 | 1140 | 1124 | 1196 | 6628 | 6996 | 2114 | 2173 | 2392 | 2794 | 2944 | 2658 | 2481 | 2242 | 2299 | 2133 | 1983 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.90m | 2:48PM1.85m | 3:31AM1.96m | 3:17PM1.85m | 4:11AM1.96m | 3:49PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.47m | 9:06PM0.15m | 9:29AM0.52m | 9:40PM0.08m | 10:05AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 293 | 415 | 620 | 1065 | 1194 | 1135 | 1154 | 1155 | 1140 | 1124 | 1196 | 1712 | 2085 | 2114 | 2173 | 2392 | 2794 | 2944 | 2658 | 2481 | 2242 | 2299 | 2133 | 1983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 150 | 7 | 13 | 96 | — | 85 | 84 | 126 | 124 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | — | 42 | 48 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SW 5 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6628 | 6996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 579 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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