Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 757 | 679 | 633 | 364 | 347 | 309 | 255 | 251 | 205 | 144 | 112 | 110 | 106 | 60 | 186 | 175 | 170 | 128 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:29AM2.02m | 3:12PM1.71m | 4:03AM1.99m | 3:44PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.15m | 9:34AM0.58m | 9:28PM0.15m | 10:07AM0.60m | 10:01PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 824 | 757 | 679 | 633 | 364 | 347 | 309 | 255 | 251 | 205 | 144 | 112 | 140 | 103 | 63 | 44 | 46 | 170 | 128 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | S 7 | — | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 20 | SW 20 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | — | 3 | 110 | 106 | 60 | 180 | 175 | 8 | 15 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 20 | S 13 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 186 | — | 15 | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 81 | 170 | — | 130 | — | — | — | 56 | 38 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 185 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 185 | 127 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 75 | 29 | 0 |
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