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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 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
154 | 109 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 56 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:42PM1.54m | 9:17AM1.54m | 8:35PM1.46m | 10:24AM1.60m | 9:32PM1.42m | 11:19AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.51m | 3:04PM0.95m | 3:22AM0.48m | 4:19PM0.97m | 4:13AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 154 | 85 | 58 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 111 | 109 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 4 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
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