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Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
SE
2.1
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
0.7
SW
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1016161514141414141413131313137788888128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11522655149655354554554553852347936235729028632248571310601044844929142774
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
1.55
7:14AM
1.58
9:02PM
1.51
7:49AM
1.48
10:11PM
1.50
8:34AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
0.93
2:06PM
0.43
2:28AM
1.04
2:54PM
0.47
3:38AM
1.12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------6:13-------6:15-------6:16-
Sunset--8:47-------8:47-------8:47-----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
--------------1221-22---
Temp. °C161715141414151718191717171717161516161516171616
Feels °C (?)1314121211111215151614141414141281111810121010
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