Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
77
339
327
304
299
246
231
146
141
139
103
77
70
63
111
109
266
413
357
339
339
339
269
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:07PM2.10m
3:46AM1.81m
4:52PM1.98m
4:35AM1.73m
5:40PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:25AM-0.08m
10:07PM0.59m
10:12AM0.04m
10:53PM0.64m
11:01AM0.21m
11:45PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:40
Temp °C
17
19
23
24
23
20
20
20
19
19
24
24
23
21
20
19
18
20
25
25
23
21
19
19
15
17
20
20
20
19
17
17
16
15
20
20
19
17
16
15
14
15
20
20
19
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
68
63
339
327
304
299
246
231
146
141
139
103
77
40
63
111
109
266
413
357
339
339
339
269
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
E
3
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
3
77
22
13
12
23
22
1
4
10
9
4
33
70
36
59
58
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
3
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
12
35
21
20
11
1
3
8
6
3
3
3
1
1
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
E
11
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
37
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
2
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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