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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 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
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. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
507 | 422 | 373 | 331 | 336 | 355 | 390 | 380 | 435 | 360 | 350 | 398 | 341 | 327 | 261 | 215 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 173 | 144 | 155 | 160 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:54AM1.58m | 10:37PM1.47m | 11:49AM1.70m | 11:26PM1.48m | 12:34PM1.81m | 00:09AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.58m | 4:58PM0.84m | 5:03AM0.49m | 5:56PM0.80m | 5:47AM0.39m | 6:42PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
 | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | 5:32 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 507 | 422 | 373 | 331 | 336 | 355 | 390 | 380 | 435 | 360 | 350 | 398 | 341 | 327 | 261 | 215 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 173 | 144 | 155 | 160 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 20 | 48 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
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