Bells Beach - Bowl Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.37° S 144.28° E

Bells Beach - Bowl 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bells Beach - Bowl sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.9° 

Bells Beach - Bowl surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 7AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
189
469
631
640
701
682
672
663
556
525
444
388
326
311
256
220
181
184
159
124
93
225
285
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:23AM2.02m
5:08PM1.75m
6:09AM1.90m
6:04PM1.65m
6:58AM1.77m
7:11PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.60m
11:31PM0.18m
12:16PM0.63m
00:23AM0.37m
1:13PM0.64m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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6:11
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7:59
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1
1
15
1
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Temp °C
13
12
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
13
12
11
11
12
19
16
14
12
13
Feels °C
13
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
9
9
9
17
12
11
8
8
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