Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 10AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 433 | 1295 | 522 | 1098 | 1073 | 976 | 1115 | 1552 | 1239 | 3196 | 2997 | 6378 | 8321 | 5663 | 5885 | 5885 | 5331 | 4552 | 3797 | 3075 | 2583 | 2200 | 1716 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.64m | 6:58PM1.56m | 9:09AM1.59m | 8:32PM1.49m | 10:28AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.26m | 1:27PM0.98m | 2:00AM0.37m | 3:00PM0.97m | 3:26AM0.45m | 4:31PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 181 | 433 | 1295 | 346 | 1098 | 1073 | 976 | 1115 | 1552 | 1239 | 589 | 1307 | 3199 | 5794 | 5663 | 5885 | 5885 | 5331 | 4552 | 3797 | 3075 | 2583 | 2200 | 1716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 11 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 23 | S 16 | S 20 | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 19 | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 16 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 96 | 376 | 665 | 522 | 249 | — | 26 | — | — | 211 | 45 | 279 | — | 360 | 427 | 258 | — | 265 | 219 | 195 | — | 242 | — | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 15 | S 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | W 26 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 306 | 33 | 28 | 202 | 166 | — | — | 13 | — | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 74 | 245 | 444 | 3196 | 2997 | 6378 | 8321 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 519 | 519 | 527 | 630 | 1385 | 1142 | 1142 | 520 | 527 | 5 | 0 | 200 | 75 | 75 | 32 | 0 |
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