Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 465 | 572 | 649 | 669 | 680 | 845 | 957 | 883 | 895 | 908 | 947 | 857 | 869 | 881 | 1644 | 1433 | 1255 | 993 | 871 | 702 | 605 | 429 | 418 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:50AM1.55m | 1:23PM1.76m | 1:34AM1.69m | 1:52PM1.81m | 2:14AM1.81m | 2:20PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.47m | 7:34PM0.55m | 7:40AM0.45m | 8:04PM0.40m | 8:17AM0.45m | 8:34PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 465 | 572 | 649 | 669 | 680 | 845 | 957 | 883 | 895 | 908 | 947 | 857 | 869 | 881 | 1644 | 1433 | 1255 | 993 | 871 | 702 | 605 | 429 | 418 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | S 15 | S 13 | — | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 45 | 63 | 60 | 98 | 39 | 17 | 55 | — | 45 | 73 | 138 | 253 | 246 | 694 | 940 | 844 | — | — | — | 395 | 19 | 4 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 39 | 57 | 66 | 59 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 555 | 45 | 0 | 32 |
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