Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 14 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
18.4° 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 2AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Afternoon (15 Mar)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (15 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)181717181817161616161514141414141313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63762980721712410225119671697165414551182956732722630612479421351351351382286320
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
E
0
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
SW
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
1.49
6:58AM
1.42
9:19PM
1.43
7:56AM
1.33
10:49PM
1.44
9:48AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
1.04
2:00PM
0.58
2:57AM
1.11
3:13PM
0.65
4:51AM
1.08
4:46PM
0.67
Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:18-------7:20-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:43-------7:40-------7:39
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1551------
Temp. °C141515141518201816161616161716151516161616171718
Feels °C (?)121415141518191614151515141414131616151515151315
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