Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 21 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 2AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131318171616161515141414141715141313131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1401404322932482482451471341321321306876269273299250246221207141137125
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
E
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
1.84
3:22PM
2.18
2:59AM
1.85
4:07PM
2.10
3:46AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
0.55
8:39AM
-0.14
9:23PM
0.56
9:25AM
-0.08
10:07PM
0.59
10:12AM
0.04
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------5:45-------5:45-------5:44
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C221919181819232423211614131621231919202020212526
Feels °C (?)201617151516192220181514131419211818181717182223
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