Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 636 | 471 | 429 | 355 | 309 | 763 | 661 | 636 | 505 | 421 | 421 | 313 | 309 | 251 | 206 | 212 | 215 | 134 | 130 | 125 | 147 | 134 | 220 | 748 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.65m | 5:18PM1.75m | 6:28AM1.69m | 5:54PM1.70m | 7:30AM1.71m | 6:39PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.70m | 11:54PM0.30m | 12:10PM0.81m | 00:39AM0.22m | 1:09PM0.92m | 1:34AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 636 | 471 | 429 | 355 | 309 | 763 | 661 | 636 | 505 | 421 | 421 | 313 | 309 | 251 | 206 | 212 | 215 | 134 | 130 | 125 | 147 | 134 | 220 | 748 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | — | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 12 | 134 | 266 | 4 | 51 | 46 | 24 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 5 | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 329 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 517 | 34 |
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