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Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
18.3° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)212019181717161616161515151414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1671883645476951026595496489477589704103411093183975920721613594529529538772
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
1.58
11:55AM
1.31
1:41AM
1.67
1:08PM
1.42
2:14AM
1.75
2:02PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
1.03
6:35PM
0.51
7:49AM
0.89
7:29PM
0.45
8:23AM
0.72
8:15PM
0.40
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset------8:20-------8:19-------8:16-
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------31----------------
Temp. °C242324293222181614141417202020171515151920191716
Feels °C (?)222120232720141311121113171717151415141918171616
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