Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (10 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (10 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
6
7
7
7
7
3
7
6
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
3.5
SW
5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121314131414141415141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61451161462463462461462458072412861886452695635477593661683766534146663975348927152925
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
1.74
4:29AM
1.52
5:40PM
1.65
5:01AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
0.34
10:59PM
0.82
10:54AM
0.43
11:36PM
0.89
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:01-------6:00----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----21---1---1-11------
Temp. °C1314151412101099111314121211111113141313131313
Feels °C (?)867764433456554445667789
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