Bells Beach - Bowl surf break

Bells Beach - Bowl surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 04 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
16.8° 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 1PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (04 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wed
07
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
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
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121212121211111212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221202166166163130120118116114114112898799941401101471421401159097
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
0
S
5
W
0
NNW
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassononononglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
1.58
1:43AM
1.98
1:03PM
1.64
2:33AM
2.04
2:08PM
1.70
3:18AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
0.94
6:37PM
0.05
7:45AM
0.83
7:38PM
0.03
8:38AM
0.69
8:33PM
0.06
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wed
07
Sunrise6:03-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset----8:50-------8:50-------8:50---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141617171514131314161818161514141519221918161717
Feels °C (?)111213131111111011131514131314141518191616151716
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