Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 821 | 351 | 134 | 158 | 119 | 133 | 133 | 88 | 65 | 134 | 234 | 263 | 311 | 442 | 861 | 812 | 651 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.28m | 11:36AM1.55m | 10:46PM1.32m | 12:19PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM1.11m | 4:11AM0.61m | 5:46PM1.00m | 5:20AM0.57m | 6:30PM0.86m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 414 | 351 | 123 | 158 | 119 | 133 | 133 | 88 | 59 | 116 | 181 | 253 | 290 | 235 | 861 | 812 | 651 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 66 | 41 | 134 | 56 | 99 | 54 | 33 | 69 | 65 | 54 | 234 | 263 | 311 | 442 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 10 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 41 | 74 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 134 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 821 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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