Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 4AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 919 | 147 | 137 | 129 | 203 | 203 | 245 | 251 | 297 | 300 | 555 | 462 | 546 | 462 | 427 | 360 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:31AM1.80m | 4:16PM1.83m | 5:15AM1.81m | 4:48PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.26m | 10:22AM0.60m | 10:45PM0.19m | 11:02AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 57 | 144 | 50 | 128 | 126 | 203 | 203 | 245 | 251 | 297 | 300 | 555 | 462 | 546 | 462 | 427 | 360 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 153 | 31 | 106 | 137 | 129 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 183 | 171 | 179 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 7 | SW 17 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 7 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SW 14 | — | — | S 16 | SW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 24 | 147 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 73 | — | — | 5 | 133 | 26 | 17 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | — | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 637 | 919 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 93 | 109 | 125 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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