Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
1
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)15141313131212715151414131313131415151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10420818013813012052961091712481251721640546538597600489482412407390363
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
10
W
0
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
1.98
2:33AM
1.71
3:21PM
1.96
3:03AM
1.69
3:54PM
1.91
3:32AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.57
8:48AM
0.19
9:24PM
0.61
9:19AM
0.21
9:55PM
0.66
9:50AM
0.27
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-
Sunset-6:08-------6:07-------6:06------
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1---1-1-----------------
Temp. °C172120191817171616161413121211131617151414141520
Feels °C (?)15201917161615121211101091010111414141111111217
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