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Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 09 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
18.1° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
0
0
0
2
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 (?)
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
3
WSW
1.5
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)771312101011121212147888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1762731612521302712138614244216211197173207195169140136132135109846674
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
1.97
5:41PM
1.71
5:43AM
1.88
6:28PM
1.66
6:13AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
0.37
11:34AM
0.32
11:33PM
0.52
12:12PM
0.32
12:13AM
0.67
12:48PM
0.34
Fri
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset8:49-------8:49-------8:49-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262121171619232017151313141415151413131414161817
Feels °C (?)232017121013161311119989910109101111131512
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