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Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today?
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
178 | 141 | 139 | 101 | 77 | 70 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 283 | 408 | 357 | 385 | 335 | 339 | 261 | 277 | 127 | 285 | 127 | 123 | 190 | 158 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:52PM1.98m | 4:35AM1.73m | 5:40PM1.84m | 5:32AM1.62m | 6:31PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.04m | 10:53PM0.64m | 11:01AM0.21m | 11:45PM0.68m | 11:54AM0.42m | 00:45AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | 5:39 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 178 | 141 | 139 | 101 | 77 | 40 | 113 | 111 | 108 | 283 | 408 | 357 | 385 | 335 | 339 | 261 | 277 | 127 | 285 | 127 | 123 | 190 | 158 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | E 8 | ENE 3 | E 8 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | ENE 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 70 | 15 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 60 | 77 | 12 | 44 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SW 16 | — | E 8 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | S 14 | ENE 4 | SW 18 | E 7 | S 3 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | — | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
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