Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 20 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today?

The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)101016161515151414141413131313131817161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4950918984107104132132128158113140140140140432293248248245188134132
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NE
10
N
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
1.72
1:53PM
2.17
1:32AM
1.79
2:38PM
2.21
2:15AM
1.84
3:22PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
-0.01
7:59PM
0.56
7:54AM
-0.11
8:41PM
0.55
8:39AM
-0.14
9:23PM
0.56
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:52-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----5:49-------5:47-------5:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514161916151515141315202220191919191922232214
Feels °C (?)131213161814141514131113181818171716161619201911
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