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Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
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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
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 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SW 14 | |
113 | 111 | 108 | 224 | 408 | 421 | 326 | 335 | 339 | 261 | 277 | 285 | 241 | 127 | 123 | 156 | 158 | 161 | 199 | 173 | 192 | 248 | 305 | 351 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:35AM1.73m | 5:40PM1.84m | 5:32AM1.62m | 6:31PM1.71m | 6:40AM1.51m | 7:29PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.64m | 11:01AM0.21m | 11:45PM0.68m | 11:54AM0.42m | 00:45AM0.71m | 12:57PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
113 | 111 | 108 | 224 | 408 | 421 | 326 | 335 | 339 | 261 | 277 | 285 | 241 | 127 | 123 | 156 | 158 | 161 | 199 | 173 | 192 | 248 | 248 | 293 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | E 8 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 3 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 26 | SW 25 | SSW 24 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 |
15 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 77 | 2 | 44 | 41 | 13 | 25 | 55 | 124 | 305 | 351 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SW 16 | — | E 8 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | S 15 | S 21 |
3 | 3 | 10 | — | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 33 | 11 | 0 |
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