Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.4
S
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)77712126121312121212161515151414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)377270220153144148181405456442442353945975949911799754643506499414402377
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
1.83
6:26AM
1.69
7:52PM
1.69
7:24AM
1.56
9:00PM
1.57
8:45AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
0.78
1:05PM
0.27
1:44AM
0.86
2:07PM
0.45
3:01AM
0.90
3:27PM
0.60
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:31-------7:33-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:21-------7:20
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415161616161716161515151517171515151414162122
Feels °C (?)8910121213131413141413141415151414151413142020
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