
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bells Beach - Bowl today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bells Beach - Bowl at 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bells Beach - Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
253 | 246 | 89 | 102 | 138 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 202 | 646 | 1493 | 2931 | 2949 | 4436 | 4814 | 2855 | 3293 | 3674 | 3606 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.92m | 5:13AM1.75m | 4:59PM1.82m | 6:00AM1.69m | 5:30PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.23m | 11:01AM0.63m | 11:32PM0.26m | 11:41AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
253 | 246 | 89 | 82 | 138 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 146 | 202 | 286 | 361 | 890 | 1506 | 1619 | 1521 | 1626 | 1836 | 2027 | 3086 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 11 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — |
2 | 2 | 82 | 102 | 33 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | — | — | 41 | 37 | — | 128 | 323 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 646 | 1493 | 2931 | 2949 | 4436 | 4814 | 2855 | 3293 | 3674 | 3606 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 520 | 519 | 520 | 535 |
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