Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (14 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 111 | 83 | 55 | 54 | 91 | 383 | 2376 | 1858 | 2356 | 2554 | 2655 | 2529 | 3805 | 2324 | 2324 | 2355 | 2355 | 2177 | 2007 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.97m | 2:13PM1.85m | 2:55AM1.99m | 2:45PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.21m | 8:19AM0.45m | 8:29PM0.14m | 8:56AM0.49m | 9:03PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 14 | — | S 16 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 144 | 111 | 83 | 55 | 54 | 38 | 266 | 1470 | — | 43 | 33 | — | — | 2474 | 2324 | 2324 | 2355 | 2355 | 2177 | 2007 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 49 | 46 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 41 | — | 149 | 72 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | E 5 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 1 | 49 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 30 | 9 | 53 | 11 | 91 | 383 | 2376 | 1858 | 2356 | 2554 | 2655 | 2529 | 3805 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 535 | 701 | 752 | 358 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 373 | 200 | 200 | 75 | 5 |
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