Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 10PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 213 | 195 | 336 | 418 | 529 | 463 | 418 | 284 | 811 | 795 | 1124 | 1109 | 1289 | 5680 | 8279 | 1978 | 6288 | 8263 | 3944 | 5765 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.36m | 11:09AM1.55m | 9:38PM1.32m | 12:07PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM1.13m | 3:34AM0.51m | 5:06PM1.10m | 4:41AM0.50m | 6:14PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 213 | 195 | 336 | 418 | 529 | 463 | 418 | 231 | 811 | 795 | 1124 | 1109 | 1289 | 3119 | 4158 | 1978 | 3470 | 2837 | 2274 | 2118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 82 | 153 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 16 | 284 | 42 | 42 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 5680 | 8279 | 707 | 6288 | 8263 | 3944 | 5765 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 336 | 329 | 329 | 32 | 519 | 535 | 294 | 358 | 701 | 701 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
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