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Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today?
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 5PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 330 | 289 | 227 | 181 | 690 | 639 | 789 | 2972 | 2612 | 686 | 736 | 1667 | 2221 | 1942 | 857 | 505 | 408 | 541 | 337 | 337 | 281 | 208 | 208 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
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Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
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