Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
13.7° 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 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
4
7
7
7
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)121214141412121313141414131312121212131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1129410010013838944232174556801565321913144412169079407987547006392966292517433116
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
1.52
8:26PM
1.40
10:17AM
1.52
10:12PM
1.41
11:20AM
1.56
11:32PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
0.98
3:16AM
0.60
4:27PM
0.90
4:41AM
0.63
5:32PM
0.76
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
Sunrise6:18-------6:16-------6:15-------
Sunset---6:15-------6:15-------6:16----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-2-----------1----
Temp. °C1618201915878710121111111212121315131211109
Feels °C (?)911141382111355546777987765
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Torquay

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Bells Beach - Bowl (calm at AireysInlet 20 km from Bells Beach - Bowl). 1.3m 12s groundswell from the WSW to make surfable waves.

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2 km/h
ESE
0.0
13.7
Air / Water (°C)
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