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Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 15 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today?
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 8AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
347 | 379 | 362 | 334 | 310 | 248 | 198 | 176 | 169 | 103 | 100 | 95 | 93 | 97 | 147 | 290 | 443 | 480 | 385 | 365 | 350 | 289 | 293 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:46AM1.62m | 9:18PM1.49m | 10:54AM1.80m | 10:18PM1.53m | 11:52AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.52m | 3:46PM0.87m | 3:55AM0.35m | 4:58PM0.84m | 4:52AM0.18m | 5:58PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 347 | 379 | 362 | 334 | 310 | 248 | 198 | 176 | 169 | 103 | 100 | 95 | 93 | 97 | 147 | 290 | 443 | 480 | 385 | 365 | 350 | 289 | 293 | 289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 42 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 4 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | ENE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | ENE 7 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 11 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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