Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1018 | 1005 | 760 | 701 | 606 | 545 | 463 | 255 | 388 | 388 | 376 | 388 | 479 | 517 | 494 | 376 | 418 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.52m | 7:46AM1.48m | 6:27PM1.43m | 9:06AM1.44m | 7:25PM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.47m | 1:11PM1.07m | 1:38AM0.55m | 2:36PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1018 | 1005 | 760 | 701 | 606 | 545 | 463 | 255 | 388 | 388 | 376 | 388 | 479 | 517 | 494 | 376 | 418 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | S 14 | S 15 | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 75 | — | 33 | 17 | — | 9 | 15 | 102 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 295 | 95 | 129 | 93 | 276 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 19 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 88 | 15 | 32 | 17 | — | 36 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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