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Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 17 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
17.4° 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 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
2.4
SE
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
2.1
SE
0.3
SW
1.7
SE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)12121212121514151415157141414141414131371377
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1261209611411468547516417417464013010099996964626145225293210
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
1.33
12:36AM
1.59
11:01AM
1.31
1:29AM
1.68
12:19PM
1.33
2:10AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
1.15
4:57PM
0.49
6:38AM
1.10
6:02PM
0.46
7:38AM
1.02
6:58PM
0.41
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset----8:46-------8:46-------8:45---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171820211917171717192121211817161720222119191717
Feels °C (?)111313141312131212141616161413141316181715171515
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