Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 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
14.1° 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 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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

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Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121111121214171716161616151519191817181817171616161616161616161616161615151515151515151515151414141414131313131416161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)327320608671950148436722645225618531831189621832329470451672862287030562912252321161910170114741511151116031655183219921806167315131493145613991262145913271246115512031305107686869351738626917917310810684189430486526539
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
1.63
3:29PM
1.95
3:42AM
1.70
4:00PM
1.93
4:31AM
1.75
4:33PM
1.89
5:22AM
1.78
5:08PM
1.84
6:18AM
1.78
5:47PM
1.77
7:19AM
1.76
6:31PM
1.70
8:27AM
1.73
7:25PM
1.62
9:42AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
0.32
9:46PM
0.45
9:43AM
0.40
10:22PM
0.33
10:26AM
0.50
11:00PM
0.23
11:12AM
0.62
11:43PM
0.17
12:02PM
0.76
12:30AM
0.14
12:58PM
0.89
1:25AM
0.15
2:05PM
0.99
2:27AM
0.18
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise---7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:33-------7:33-------7:33-------7:31
Sunset-----5:21-------5:21-------5:22-------5:22-------5:23-------5:23-------5:24------
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Rain (mm)
--1--------11----------------1------------------------------
Temp. °C101091012131112121111101112111098991213119889111111987889131413121098813131111121415161818171514111011
Feels °C (?)44579977655678765344797432232553234481098654488666678101110108667
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for VIC - Torquay

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Bells Beach - Bowl (calm at AireysInlet 20 km from Bells Beach - Bowl). 1.4m 11s groundswell from the SW with a 1.4m 11s groundswell from the SW and a 0.3m 3s local chop from the WNW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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2 km/h
ESE
9.8
14.1
Air / Water (°C)
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